Carla is the feminized version of Carl, Carlos or

Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...

, from ''ceorl'' in Old English, which means "free man". Notable people with the name include: * Carla, French singer and former member of the children's music group Kids United * Carla Abellana, Filipina actress and commercial model *

Carla Azar Carla Azar is an American drummer from Huntsville, Alabama and member of the band Autolux. She also plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, and sings. Azar played drums on Jack White's albums '' Blunderbuss'', '' Lazaretto'', and '' Boarding Ho ...

, drummer and singer for the band Autolux *

Carla Barbarino Carla Barbarino ( Lodi, 16 May 1967) is an Italian former sprinter (400 m) and hurdler (400 m hs). Biography She won the national championships four times. She has been the coach of Italian hurdler Manuela Gentili since 2004. National records ...

, retired Italian sprinter and hurdler *

Carla Beck Carla Beck is a Canadian politician who has served as leader of the Saskatchewan New Democratic Party since 2022. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2016 provincial election. She represents the electoral district ...

, Canadian politician *

Carla Berrocal Carla Berrocal (born 1983) is a Spanish comics illustrator. She is the president of the Professional Association of Illustrators of Madrid and one of the promoters of the Comic Authors' Collective. Biography Berrocal graduated from the and start ...

(born 1983), Spanish comics illustrator * Carla Berube, American college basketball coach * Carla Beurskens, prominent long-distance runner from the Netherlands * Carla Blank, American choreographer, writer, and editor *

Carla Bley Carla Bley (born Lovella May Borg; May 11, 1936) is an American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader. An important figure in the free jazz movement of the 1960s, she is perhaps best known for her jazz opera '' Escalator over the Hill'' ...

, American jazz composer, pianist, organist and bandleader *

Carla Bonner Carla Bonner is an Australian actress, known for playing the role of Stephanie Scully in the soap opera '' Neighbours'', a role she played from 1999 to 2010. She was also a guest on ''Celebrity Big Brother Australia'' in 2002. Following her de ...

, Australian actress * Carla Borrego, Jamaican basketball and netball player * Carla Boyce (born 1998), Scottish footballer *

Carla Boyd Carla Maree Boyd (; born 31 October 1975, in Wynyard, Tasmania) is an Australian former professional basketball player in the WNBA as a forward for the Detroit Shock. She won a bronze (1996) and a silver (2000) medal with the Austral ...

, retired Australian basketball player with 2 Olympic medals *

Carla Bozulich Carla Ragin Bozulich (born December 24, 1965) is an American musician based in Los Angeles, known as the lead singer, lyricist and founder of The Geraldine Fibbers and Evangelista as well as a founding member of Ethyl Meatplow and Scarnella. The ...

, lead singer, lyricist and founder of

The Geraldine Fibbers The Geraldine Fibbers were an alt-country band founded in 1994 by Carla Bozulich. Initially, band members included Bozulich, Daniel Keenan, Julie Fowells, William Tutton and Kevin Fitzgerald.Strong, Martin C.:"The Great Alternative & Indie Discog ...

Carla Bruni Carla Bruni-Sarkozy

, Italian-French singer, songwriter and former model * Carla Cassidy, American romance novelist *

Carla Cook Carla Cook is a Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist. Biography Cook was drawn to a life of music at an early age. As a student at Cass Technical High School she played string bass in the school orchestra, studied piano and voice on weekends, and ...

, jazz vocalist *

Carla Cortijo Carla Cortijo Sánchez (born July 21, 1987) is an American former professional basketball player. She played college basketball for the Texas Longhorns and the Puerto Rican national team. Early life Cortijo was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to ...

, Puerto Rican basketball player *

Carla Cotwright-Williams Carla Denise Cotwright-Williams (born November 6) is an American mathematician who works as a Technical Director & Data Scientist for the United States Department of Defense. She was the second African-American woman to earn a doctorate in mathe ...

, African-American mathematician *

Carla Couto Carla Sofia Basilio Couto is a Portuguese former football striker who played for several clubs in the Campeonato Nacional de Futebol Feminino. In season 2011–12 she represented SS Lazio in Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Ital ...

, Portuguese football striker *

Carla Cunningham Carla D. Cunningham (born January 12, 1962) is an American Democratic Democrat, Democrats, or Democratic may refer to: Politics *A proponent of democracy, or democratic government; a form of government involving rule by the people. *A member of ...

(born 1963), American politician *

Carla Del Poggio Carla Del Poggio (2 December 1925 – 14 October 2010) was an Italian cinema, theatre, and television actress. Biography Born Maria Luisa Attanasio in Naples, she was the wife of Italian director Alberto Lattuada for 60 years, from 2 April 19 ...

, Italian cinema, theatre, and television actress *

Carla Del Ponte Carla Del Ponte (born February 9, 1947) is a former Chief Prosecutor of two United Nations international criminal law tribunals. A former Swiss attorney general, she was appointed prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the form ...

, Chief Prosecutor at two United Nations international criminal law tribunals * Carla Duff, brazilian waxer *

Carla Dunlap Carla Dunlap-Kaan (born October 22, 1954) is a professional American female bodybuilding champion. Early life and education Dunlap was born in 1954, in Newark, New Jersey. She started competing in sports with gymnastics at age 10. She later c ...

, American bodybuilding champion. *

Carla Dziwoki Carla Dziwoki (born 29 August 1982) is a former Australian netball player. Dziwoki played with the Queensland Firebirds in the Commonwealth Bank Trophy. She played for Team Northumbria in the 2008–09 Netball Superleague for the . She al ...

, Australian netball player *

Carla J. Easton Carla Jennifer Easton (born 1985) is a Scottish singer-songwriter from Carluke, Scotland. Easton has been a member of the bands Futuristic Retro Champions and TeenCanteen and currently is the keyboard player for The Vaselines while also pursu ...

, Scottish singer-songwriter * Carla Emery DeLong, American author * Carla Estrada, Latin American telenovela producer * Carla Fracci, ballet dancer and actress *

Carla Garapedian Carla Garapedian ( hy, Քարլա Կարապետեան) (born 27 February 1961) is a filmmaker, director, writer and broadcaster. She directed ''Children of the Secret State'' about North Korea and was an anchor for BBC World News. After leaving ...

, documentary filmmaker *

Carla Gavazzi Carla Gavazzi (26 February 1913 in Bergamo – 25 May 2008 in Milan) was an Italian operatic soprano, largely based in Italy, and particularly associated with the verismo repertory. Carla Gavazzi was one of many talented Italian sopranos from t ...

, Italian operatic soprano * Carla Geurts, freestyle swimmer *

Carla Giuliano Carla Giuliano (born 2 April 1983) is an Italian politician. She was elected as a member of the Five Star Movement and has sat in the Chamber of Deputies since 2018. Biography She was born in San Severo San Severo (; formerly known as Castel ...

, Italian politician * Carla Gravina, Italian film actress * Carla Gugino, American actress * Carla Hall, American chef * Carla Harryman, American poet, essayist, and playwright * Carla Anderson Hills, American lawyer * Carla Howell, President of the Center For Small Government *

Carla Humphries Madeleine Lauren Humphries (born May 20, 1988), known professionally as Madeleine Humphries and formerly as Carla Humphries is an American-born Filipino actress and commercial model. Humphries is best known for her roles as Rita Arguelles in the ...

, commercial model and actress in the Philippines * Carla Jimenez, American television and film actress * Carla Kelly, American romance writer * Carla Khan, Pakistan squash player *

Carla Kihlstedt Carla Kihlstedt (born 1971) is an American composer, violinist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist, originally from Lancaster, Pennsylvania and currently working from a home studio on Cape Cod Cape Cod is a peninsula extending into the A ...

, American violinist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist *

Carla Körbes Carla Körbes is a Brazilian ballet dancer who performed as a principal dancer with the Pacific Northwest Ballet, then became the associate artistic director of L.A Dance Project. She is now an associate professor at Indiana University Jacob ...

, Brazilian ballet dancer *

Carla Laemmle Rebekah Isabelle LaemmleBiodata (with correct birthname)
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, American actress * Carla Lane, pseudonym of Romana Barrack, an English television writer *

Carla Lehmann Carla Lehmann (26 February 1917 – 1 December 1990) was a Canadian-born stage, film and television actress. Career Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba in Canada, Lehmann was the youngest of the five children of Dr Julius Lehmann and Elsa Hillerns ...

, Canadian film and television actress * Carla Lockhart (born 1985), British politician *

Carla MacLeod Carla Rae MacLeod (born June 16, 1982) is a retired member of the Canadian national women's hockey team. Through her paternal grandmother, MacLeod is related to former Montreal Canadiens legend Maurice Richard. Playing career MacLeod was born ...

, retired Canadian national women's hockey player * Carla Marins, Brazilian actress * Carla McGhee, American basketball player * Carla Speed McNeil, American science fiction writer, cartoonist, and illustrator * Carla Mendonça, English actress *

Carla Mercier Carla is the feminized version of Carl, Carlos or Charles, from ''ceorl'' in Old English, which means "free man". Notable people with the name include: * Carla, French singer and former member of the children's music group Kids United * Carla Ab ...

, environmental physicist and Nobel Prize Recipient *

Carla Molema Carla Molema (born 30 November 1988) is a Dutch former darts player. Career In 2007, Molema became the youngest player at the Women's World Darts Championship, aged 18. She lost in the quarter finals to Trina Gulliver. She had previously reach ...

, Dutch darts player * Carla Moreno, Brazilian triathlete * Carla Morrison, Mexican singer, songwriter and guitarist * Carla Overbeck, American soccer player * Carla Padilla (born 1988), Bolivian footballer *

Carla Padilla Ramos Carla Alicia Padilla Ramos (born 6 May 1969) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PVEM. As of 2013 she served as Deputy of the LXII Legislature of the Mexican Congress The LXII Legislature of the Congress of Mexico met from September 1, ...

(born 1969), Mexican politician * Carla Qualtrough (born 1971), Canadian politician and former paralympian * Carla Quevedo (born 1988), Argentinian actress and designer *

Carla Quint Cornelia Antonia "Carla" Quint (born 22 September 1972) was a Dutch female water polo player. She was a member of the Netherlands women's national water polo team. She competed with the team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She was also part of the ...

(born 1972), Dutch water polo player *

Carla Rahal Carla Mounzer Rahal ( bg, Карла Мунзер Рахал, ar, كارلا رحال) is a Bulgarian actress of Arab descent born in Dubai, UAE. Carla Rahal is mostly known for her roles in the "National Theater of Bulgaria". Carla is also a po ...

, Bulgarian actress * Carla Rebecchi, Olympic bronze medalist in field hockey * Carla Rhodes, American ventriloquist, comedian and musician *

Carla Rueda Carla Rueda Cotito (born April 19, 1990 in Chincha, Peru) is a Peruvian volleyball player who plays for the Peru national team. Rueda represented her country at the 2006 and 2010 World Championships. Clubs * Sporting Cristal (2006) * Vo ...

Cotito, Peruvian volleyball player *

Carla Ruocco Carla Ruocco (born 28 July 1973) is an Italian politician who has been an MP from the Five Star Movement since 2013 File:2013 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: Edward Snowden becomes internationally famous for leaking classified NSA ...

(born 1973), Italian politician *

Carla Ryan Carla Ryan (born 21 September 1985) is a former Australian professional racing cyclist. She was previously a distance runner before taking up cycling in 2005 as a result of a Queensland Academy of Sport talent ID programme. She has won multiple ...

, professional cyclist from Australia *

Carla Sacramento Carla Cristina Paquete Sacramento OIH (born 10 December 1971 in São Sebastião da Pedreira) is a middle distance runner from Portugal. Biography Sacramento won medals at a variety of distances but her speciality is the 1500 m. She won ...

, middle distance runner from Portugal *

Carla J. Shatz Carla J. Shatz (born 1947) is an American neurobiologist and an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the National Academy of Sciences, and the National Academy of Medicine. She was the ...

, American neurobiologist *

Carla Sozzani Carla Sozzani (born 1947) is an Italian book and magazine editor, gallerist and businesswoman. She founded Galleria Carla Sozzani in 1989 and is the creator of 10 Corso Como art/fashion establishment in Milan. Early life and education Sozzani wa ...

, Italian

art dealer An art dealer is a person or company that buys and sells works of art, or acts as the intermediary between the buyers and sellers of art. An art dealer in contemporary art typically seeks out various artists to represent, and builds relationsh ...

Carla Stovall Carla J. Stovall (born March 18, 1957, Hardtner, Kansas) - also known as Carla Stovall Steckline - is a Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Marion, Kansas who served as Kansas Attorney General, Attorney General of the S ...

, politician and former Attorney General of Kansas * Carla Suárez Navarro, Spanish tennis player *

Carla Swart Carla Swart (26 November 1987 – 19 January 2011) was a South African cyclist who won nineteen individual and team cycling titles. She was a professional cyclist, riding for HTC–Highroad Women in 2011. Swart moved to the United States in ...

, South African cyclist *

Carla Thomas Carla Venita Thomas (born December 21, 1942) is an American singer, who is often referred to as the Queen of Memphis Soul. Thomas is best known for her 1960s recordings for Atlantic and Stax including the hits " Gee Whiz (Look at His Eyes)" (1 ...

, Queen of Memphis Soul *

Carla Tuzzi Carla Tuzzi (born 2 June 1967 in Frascati) is an Italian former hurdler, who best result at international individual senior level was the 5th place in the final of the 1994 European Indoor Championships with the new national record. Career Sh ...

, retired Italian hurdler *

Carla Ulbrich Carla Ulbrich is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, author, and self-described "professional smart aleck" from Clemson, South Carolina. Career Humorous songwriter Carla Ulbrich started out at age 9 as a classical guitarist, inspired by h ...

, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and author * Carla Werner, singer and songwriter from New Zealand *

Carla White Carla Ruth White (September 15, 1951 – May 9, 2007) was an American jazz vocalist. Biography White was born in Oakland, California, and raised in New York City, where she studied jazz dance. She began singing and acting in high school. She mov ...

, American jazz vocalist * Carla Witte (1889–1943), German-Uruguayan painter, sculptor, and teacher *

Carla Woodcock Carla Woodcock (born 4 October 1998) is an English actress. Woodcock made her acting debut as Susie Garrett on the Netflix series ''Free Rein'' (2017–2019). She was then cast as Marina Perry in the fourth series of the Channel 4 series ''Ac ...

(born 1998), English actress *

Carla Yules Pricilia Carla Saputri Yules, (born 8 July 1996) better known as Carla Yules is an Indonesian actress, professional chef, TV Host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Indonesia 2020 representing South Sulawesi. ...

(born 1996), Indonesian beauty queen * Carla Zampatti, fashion designer and businesswoman

Fictional characters

* Carla Rosón, character interpreting a rich girl from the popular Spain TV show, '' Elite (TV series)'' *

Carla Connor Carla Barlow (also Connor and Gordon) is a Character (arts), fictional character from the British ITV (TV network), ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'', played by Alison King. She made her first appearance on screen during the episode airing o ...

, character from the British soap opera, ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based ...

'' * Carla Crozier, character on the New Zealand soap opera ''

Shortland Street ''Shortland Street'' is a New Zealand prime-time soap opera centring on the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital, first broadcast on TVNZ 2 on 25 May 1992. It is New Zealand's longest-running drama and soap opera, being broadcast continuously ...

'' * Carla Espinosa, character from '' Scrubs'' * Carla Gray, character on '' One Life to Live'' *Carla Gunderson, young female Spix's Macaw character from animated movie '' Rio 2'' * Carla Mitchell, character from the British soap opera, '' EastEnders'' * Carla Tortelli, waitress on the TV show ''

Cheers ''Cheers'' is an American sitcom television series that ran on NBC from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993, with a total of 275 half-hour episodes across 11 seasons. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association w ...

'' *Carla Veloso, Cars series characters Female Auto racing World Grand Prix sports fiction Cars 2 (2011) * Carla von Lahnstein, character from the German soap opera ''

Verbotene Liebe ''Verbotene Liebe'' (, "Forbidden Love") was a German television soap opera created by Reg Watson for Das Erste. The show was set primarily in the German city of Düsseldorf although, at times, the city of Cologne and the Spanish island of Ma ...

'' (Forbidden Love) *

Carla Yeager Carla is the feminized version of Carl, Carlos or Charles, from ''ceorl'' in Old English, which means "free man". Notable people with the name include: * Carla, French singer and former member of the children's music group Kids United * Carla Abe ...

, character from the manga and anime '' Attack on Titan

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Hurricane Carla, Category 4 Atlantic hurricane in 1961

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