Carlo

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US/ˈkɑɹloʊ/UK/ˈkɑːləʊ/

proper noun

A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Charles.

OriginItalian Carlo ← Latin Carolus →
CommonScrabble 7
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Meanings

proper nounCarlo (plural Carlos)

plural Carlos

  1. A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Charles.

    Charles, come here and be presented to your cousin, Mabel Earnshaw. His name is Carlo, but I couldn't possibly call him by it; it sounds so like a dog. At least, pronounced in my English fashion. And I can't roll my r's.

    1867 June 15, Frances Trollope, “Mabel's Progress”, in All the Year Round, page 579

Origin

  1. LatinCarolus
  2. ItalianCarlo
  3. EnglishCarlo

From Italian Carlo, from Latin Carolus, from Germanic. Doublet of Charles, Carl, and Carlos.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Carlo

CarlowMarlowe
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Anagrams

carolcoralclaroAlcorClora
Cite this entry
APA

Carlo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carlo

MLA

“Carlo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carlo. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carlo,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carlo.

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