Given Name CARLOMAN

GENDER: Masculine

USAGE: History, Ancient Germanic

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Meaning & History

From a Germanic name derived from karl (see CHARLES) and man "man". This was the name of several Frankish rulers, including the 8th-century Carloman I who ruled jointly with his brother Charlemagne for a time.

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VARIANT: Carlman (Ancient Germanic)

OTHER LANGUAGES/CULTURES: Karlmann (German)

USER SUBMISSION: Carlomán

Sources & References

Ernst Förstemann, Altdeutsches namenbuch (1900), page 360

Entry updated December 3, 2014