Carla is the feminized version of Carl, Carlos or

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

, from ''ceorl'' in Old English, which means "free man". Notable people with the name include: *

Carla 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 ...

, French singer and former member of the children's music group Kids United *

Carla Abellana Carla Angeline Reyes Abellana (; born June 12, 1986) is a Filipino actress and model who played the lead role in the Philippine adaptation of the Mexican telenovela '' Rosalinda'' in 2009. She is also known for her lead role in ''Sine Novela: ...

, 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 Hous ...

, drummer and singer for the band

Autolux Autolux is an American alternative rock band consisting of Eugene Goreshter (vocals, bass), Greg Edwards (vocals, guitar, piano) and Carla Azar (drums, vocals). The trio formed in 2001 and have released three full-length albums, ''Future Perfect' ...

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, 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 Carla Blank is an American writer, editor, educator, choreographer, and dramaturge. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, for more than four decades she has been a performer, director, and teacher of dance and theater, particularly involved with y ...

, 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, Australian actress *

Carla Borrego Carla Borrego (born 11 November 1983), also known as Carla Williams and Carla Williams-Borrego, is a former Jamaica netball international. She was a member of the Jamaica team that won the bronze medal at the 2003 World Netball Championships. ...

, 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, 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, Italian-French singer, songwriter and former model *

Carla Cassidy Carla Cassidy, née Carla Bracale (born in Kansas, U.S.) is an American writer of over 80 romance novels since 1988. She initially signed her novels as Carla Bracale (her maiden name); now as Carla Cassidy (her married name). She also penned a ...

, American romance novelist * Carla Cook, jazz vocalist * Carla Cortijo, Puerto Rican basketball player * Carla Cotwright-Williams, African-American mathematician * Carla Couto, Portuguese football striker * Carla Cunningham (born 1963), American politician * Carla Del Poggio, Italian cinema, theatre, and television actress * Carla Del Ponte, Chief Prosecutor at two United Nations international criminal law tribunals * Carla Duff, brazilian waxer * Carla Dunlap, American bodybuilding champion. * Carla Dziwoki, 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 pursui ...

, 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, 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, American violinist, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist * Carla Körbes, Brazilian ballet dancer * Carla Laemmle, American actress * Carla Lane, pseudonym of Romana Barrack, an English television writer * Carla Lehmann, Canadian film and television actress *Carla Lockhart (born 1985), British politician * Carla MacLeod, 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, environmental physicist and Nobel Prize Recipient * Carla Molema, 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 (born 1969), Mexican politician *Carla Qualtrough (born 1971), Canadian politician and former paralympian *Carla Quevedo (born 1988), Argentinian actress and designer *Carla Quint (born 1972), Dutch water polo player * Carla Rahal, Bulgarians, Bulgarian actress * Carla Rebecchi, Olympic bronze medalist in field hockey * Carla Rhodes, American ventriloquist, comedian and musician * Carla Rueda Cotito, Peruvian volleyball player *Carla Ruocco (born 1973), Italian politician * Carla Ryan, professional cyclist from Australia * Carla Sacramento, middle distance runner from Portugal * Carla J. Shatz, American neurobiologist * Carla Sozzani, Italian art dealer * Carla Stovall, politician and former Attorney General of Kansas * Carla Suárez Navarro, Spanish tennis player * Carla Swart, South African cyclist * Carla Thomas, Queen of Memphis Soul * Carla Tuzzi, retired Italian hurdler * Carla Ulbrich, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and author * Carla Werner, singer and songwriter from New Zealand * Carla White, American jazz vocalist * Carla Witte (1889–1943), German-Uruguayan painter, sculptor, and teacher * Carla Woodcock (born 1998), English actress * Carla Yules (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, character from the British soap opera, ''Coronation Street'' * Carla Crozier, character on the New Zealand soap opera ''Shortland Street'' * Carla Espinosa, character from ''Scrubs (TV series), 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'' *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'' (Forbidden Love) *Carla Yeager, 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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