Carlos (given name)
Carlos is the Spanish and Portuguese form of the masculine name Karl and a family name.
For the feminine form of the given name, see: Karla.
Origin and Meaning of the Name
Carlos is the Portuguese and Spanish form of the masculine name Karl or Carl. Karl was " Karal " derived from the Old High German word meaning " man ", "husband".
Name-day
For the names of days, see: Karl
Variants
The Catalan in Spain also common form of the name is Carles; for other options see under Charles.
Bearers of the name
First name
- Carlos Acosta (born 1973 ), Cuban ballet dancer and choreographer
- Carlos Alvarado Lang (1905-1961), Mexican graphic artist
- Carlos of Bourbon- Sicily ( * 1938 ), Spanish Head of the Royal House of Bourbon Two Sicilies
- Carlos Cardús ( born 1959 ), Spanish motorcycle racer
- Carlos Castaneda (1925/1931-1998), American anthropologist and writer
- Carlos Checa (born 1972 ), Spanish motorcycle racer
- Carlos Cruz -Diez ( b. 1923 ), Venezuelan artists
- Carlos Cuartas (1940-2011), a Colombian chess players
- Carlos Dunga ( born 1963 ), Brazilian footballer, see Dunga
- Carlos Flores Marini ( born 1937 ), Mexican architect and conservationist
- Carlos Fuentes (1928-2012), Mexican writer
- Carlos Galhardo (1913-1985), Brazilian singer
- Carlos Johnson ( born 1984 ), Costa Rican football player
- Carlos Kleiber (1930-2004), Austrian- Argentine conductor
- Carlos Leal (born 1969 ), Swiss actor and rapper
- Carlos Mac Gregor Ancinola ( born 1955 ), Mexican architect
- Carlos Marín ( born 1968 ), Spanish opera and musical singer
- Carlos Mendes ( born 1980 ), American football player
- Carlos Mérida (1891-1984), Guatemalan - Mexican artist
- Carlos Mijares Bracho ( b. 1930 ), Mexican architect
- Carlos Mortensen (born 1972 ), Spanish Poker players
- Carlos Núñez (born 1971 ), Spanish Celtic folk musicians
- Carlos Obregón Santacilia (1896-1961), Mexican architect
- Carlos Oliva Castillo ( b. 1974 ), alleged Mexican criminals
- Carlos Orozco Romero (1896-1984), Mexican artist
- Carlos Pena (actor ) (* 1989) American actor, dancer and singer
- Carlos Alberto Parreira ( born 1943 ), Brazilian football coach
- Carlos Pintado (* 1974), Cuban - American poet, writer and journalist
- Carlos Sainz (born 1962 ), Spanish rally driver
- Carlos Salcido ( born 1980 ), Mexican football player
- Carlos Santana ( born 1947 ), Mexican rock guitarist
- Carlos Tenorio ( born 1979 ), Ecuadorian football player
- Carlos Tévez ( born 1984 ), Argentine footballer
- Carlos Trillo (1943-2011), Argentine comic author
- Carlos Mauricio Valenti Perrillat (1888-1912), French - Guatemalan artist
- Carlos Wyld Ospina (1891-1956), Guatemalan writer
See also:
- Don Carlos
- Juan Carlos
Family name
- Adelino da Palma Carlos (1905-1992), Portuguese lawyer and politician
- Ana Fani Alessandri Carlos, Brazilian geographer
- Cayo Marqués de San Carlos Quiñones de León (1819-1898), Spanish diplomat
- John Carlos ( born 1945 ), American track and field athlete
- Roberto Carlos (musician ) ( Roberto Carlos Braga; b. 1941 ), Brazilian musician
- Roberto Carlos da Silva (born 1973 ), Brazilian footballer and coach
- Wendy Carlos ( born 1939 ), American composer
Pseudonym
- Carlos ( singer) ( 1943-2008 ), French singer
- Don Carlos (actually Eurin Spencer, born 1952 ), Jamaican singer, member of Black Uhuru
- Ilich Ramírez Sánchez ( born 1949 ), Venezuelan terrorist
- Óscar Osvaldo García Montoya (* 1974/1975), suspected Mexican criminals