Carlos

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UK/ˈkɑː.lɒs/US/ˈkɑɹ.loʊs/

proper noun

A male given name from Portuguese or from Spanish [in turn from Latin, in turn from the Germanic languages], equivalent to English Charles, Carl, or Karl.

OriginPortuguese and Spanish Carlos →
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Meanings

Carlos1

proper noun
  1. A male given name from Portuguese or from Spanish [in turn from Latin, in turn from the Germanic languages], equivalent to English Charles, Carl, or Karl.

    The Ferraris pressed the self-destruct button, Lewis Hamilton lost his spot on the podium, and there were champagne moments for Pierre Gasly and Carlos Sainz Jr.

    2019 November 17, Sarah Holt, “Verstappen wins Brazilian GP as Ferraris collide AND Gasly and Sainz claim first F1 podiums”, in CNN, archived from the original on 21 Mar 2020

Carlos2

proper noun
  1. pluralplural of Carlo

Origin

  1. Portuguese and SpanishCarlos
  2. EnglishCarlos

Borrowed from Portuguese and Spanish Carlos. Doublet of Carl, Charles, and Karl.

More words from Portuguese and Spanish

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Translations

Arabic كَارْلُوس
  • كَارْلُوس (kārlūs)male given name
Chinese Mandarin 卡洛斯
  • 卡洛斯male given name
Hindi कार्लोस
  • कार्लोस (kārlos)male given name
Japanese カルロス
  • カルロス (Karurosu)male given name
Portuguese Carlos
  • Carlosmale given name
Russian Карлос
  • Карлос (Karlos)male given name
Spanish Carlos
  • Carlosmale given name
Tagalog Carlos
  • Carlosmale given name
Ukrainian Карлос
  • Карлос (Karlos)male given name

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Carlos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carlos

MLA

“Carlos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carlos. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carlos,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carlos.

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