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Carla

Meaning

Means "free woman", "strong".

Origin and History

  • · The feminine of Carlos, from Germanic karl, "free man" — the same root behind the Slavic title "tsar".
  • · It is the most widespread feminine form of Charles in Italian and Spanish; in English the equivalent is Charlotte.

Traits and personality

In Pythagorean numerology, C, L and U are initials of the number 3: it's read as socially magnetic with a communicative streak, drawn to the artistic. This is a numerology reading, not an exact science — character is shaped by life, not by a name.

Initial
C
Syllables
2

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