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 [ 2 syll. car-la, ca-rla ] The girl name Carla is pronounced KAARLah KEY. Carla's language of origin is Germanic. It is predominantly used in English, German, Italian, Portuguese, and Scandinavian. Derived from the word karl with the meaning 'man, free man'. The name first developed from the German form Carl, and it has been adopted by English speakers since the mid 20th century. Carla is the feminine form of the English and French Charles. The name Carla is widely used; it has 39 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Carietta, Carlana, Carle, Carleah, Carlee, Carleta, Carletha, Carlethe, Carley, Carli, Carlia, Carlicia, Carlie, Carlin, Carling, Carliqua, Carlis, Carlise, Carlissa, Carlista, Carlita (used in Scandinavian too), Carlonda, Carlos, Carlreca, Carlyjo, Carlyle, Carlyse, Charla, Karlee, Karley, Karli, Karlie, Karlita (used in Scandinavian too), and Karly. Other English forms include the pet form Carly, and the spelling variant Karla (used in German, Scandinavian, Czech, and too). The Polish, German, and Scandinavian Kaja is a form of Carla that is used in foreign languages. The pet forms Carlota (Portuguese and Spanish) and Carlotta (Italian) are other foreign variants. Carla is a form of the English and French Caroline in the English, Italian, and Scandinavian languages. Carla is also a form of the French, German, Dutch, English, and Scandinavian Charlotte in the English language. See also the related form, the English Carlisa. Carla is an all-time favorite. At present it is still a rather popular baby girl name, but to a lesser degree than it was in the past. The name grew in popularity from the 1920s up to the 1960s; prior to that, it was of only sporadic use. Its usage peaked modestly in 1962 with 0.287% of baby girls being named Carla. It was #79 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a steep drop in frequency since then. In 2008, it ranked at #584 with a usage of 0.025%. Among the family of girl names directly related to Carla, the French, German, Dutch, English, and Scandinavian Charlotte was the most frequently used. It was 7 times more commonly used than Carla in 2008. Baby names that sound like Carla include the German, Scandinavian, Czech, and English Karla, the German Karlotte, the English Carel, the English Carle, the English Carlee, the English Carley, the English Carli, the English Carlie, the English Carliyle, the English Carly, the English Carlyle, the English Carol, the English and French Carole, the English Carrol, the English Carroll, the English and Welsh Caryl, the English Caryle, the English Coral, the English Corly, and the English Karel. KEY: Pronunciation for Carla: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)"   |
