Carla
f.
Fem. of Charles.
The name of a 15th C queen of Cyprus, Jerusalem, and Armenia.
The name was never common in any context, and the diminutive forms were more popular than the radiconym.
- France
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- Middle French
- ◑ 1493 Charlote MSR1838 p. 373;
1562 Charlotte RegPCC-1 p. 8;
1564 Charlotte ibid. p. 75;
1565 Charlotte ibid. p. 125;
1566 Charlotte ibid. p. 258;
1567 Charlotte ibid. p. 306;
1568 Charlotte ibid. p. 378;
1570 Charlotte ibid. p. 424
- Italy
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- Latin
- ◑ 1285 Carlutie (gen) Perugia1285 p. 157;
1488 Carlotta (nom) CID-3 XCIII,
Carlottae (dat) ibid. XCIII
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Carla". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 3. http://dmnes.org/2016/3/name/Carla.