The story behind Carla
From German and Italian Carla. By surface analysis, Carl + -a.
Other language forms and explanations (2)
French entry
Borrowed from Italian Carla.
Portuguese entry
Feminine form of Carlos, from Latin Carolus, of Germanic origin. Doublet of Carol, Caroline, and Carlota.
Pronunciation
General-American: /ˈkɑɹlə/
Regional pronunciation variants
- Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɑːlə/
- French: /kaʁ.la/
- Portuguese; Brazil: /ˈkaʁ.lɐ/
- Portuguese; Brazil: [ˈkaɦ.lɐ]
- Portuguese; São-Paulo: /ˈkaɾ.lɐ/
- Portuguese; Rio-de-Janeiro: /ˈkaʁ.lɐ/
- Portuguese; Caipira: /ˈkaɻ.lɐ/
- Portuguese; Portugal: /ˈkaɾ.lɐ/
Popularity
Carla ranked #1083 in US for 2025.
Source: SSA national baby names
Names Similar to Carla
Clara
Learned borrowing from Latin clāra, feminine of clārus (“bright, shining, clear”), a post-classical name made famous by the 13th century Saint Clara (Clare) of Assisi. Doublet…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Clœlia
Feminine form of Latin Cloelius.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Comba
From Old Galician-Portuguese Coomba, from Latin Columba, from columba (“dove”).
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Ada
Short form of Germanic names beginning with adal (“noble”), such as Adelaide. Also Latinized form of Hebrew Adah. The programming language takes its name from Ada Lovelace. a…
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Aida
Borrowed from Italian Aida, made famous by Giuseppe Verdi's opera Aida, which premiered in 1871. From Italian Aida.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Aída
Borrowed from Italian Aida.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- same syllable count
- similar length
Middle Names for Carla
Æmile
From Latin Aemilius. See also French Émile.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 1 syllable
- Ending
- ends E
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Balbina
Learned borrowing from Latin Balbina.
- Gender
- feminine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends A
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Balbino
Borrowed from Latin Balbīnus.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 3 syllables
- Ending
- ends O
- balanced syllable contrast
- good length contrast
Sibling Names for Carla
Aarón
a male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek, in turn from Hebrew], equivalent to English Aaron
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends N
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abdiasz
Learned borrowing from Latin Abdias, from Ancient Greek Ἀβδίας (Abdías), from Hebrew עובדיה.
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends Z
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length
Abel
English Abel From Middle English Abel, from Old English Ābel, from Latin Abel, from Ancient Greek Ἅβελ (Hábel), from Biblical Hebrew הֶבֶל (Héḇel, “Abel”), possibly from the…
- Gender
- masculine
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Ending
- ends L
- shared origin connection
- balanced name length