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Carroll

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Carroll is an Irish name with Gaelic origins. It comes from the Gaelic given name 'Cearbhall' which means 'butcher or zealous warrior'.

Carson

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Carson originates in Scottish language and its meaning is unclear. Initially, it functioned as a surname and as surname it is used until today. Later on, it began being used as both feminine and masculine given names, a famous female bearer being Carson McCullers, an American writer. Recently, the name has been much more popular for boys in the United States.

Carsten

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Carsten is a German variant of Christian. Christian originates in Latin language and means "Christian man". It has been one of the most popular masculine given names over centuries, and in different spellings all over the world. During a period of time, Christian was even used as a feminine given name in the United States. It has always been a popular name within royalty, especially in Scandinavia. Famous bearers include Hans Christian Andersen, a Danish author of fairy-tales, and Christian Dior, a French fashion designer.

Carter

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Carter is a very old English occupational surname that formerly referred to "the one who uses a cart". Until today it most frequently occurs as a surname, the famous bearer being Jimmy Carter, the 39th President of the United States and a 2002 Nobel Peace Prize Winner. As a given name, Carter was used fairly seldom, but in the 1990s its popularity skyrocketed in the US. It is also very popular in England, Canada and Northern Ireland.

Cartwright

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Cartwright is an early Medieval English name which comes from two words, 'craet' which means 'cart' and 'wyrhta', which means 'to work or to make'.

Carver

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The name Carver has Old English origins and means 'someone who carves or sculpts wood'. It derived from an occupational surname.