Proper noun

1. of Italian origin. English equivalents: Charles, Carl

Quotations

• 1867 Frances Eleanor Trollope, Mabel's Progess, All the Year Round, June 15, 1867, page 579:

  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 like a dog. At least, pronounced in my English fashion. And I can't roll my r's.