Carlo

Carlo, Italian for Charles, origins from the Germanic "Karl", whose etymology is supposed to lie on the root carl ("male", "man", "husband"). The "Carolingian" Frankish dynasty success during the early middle-ages contributed to its diffusion and makes it a common name for Monarchs of European nations/confederations and European royal Dynasties member (f.e. Hapsburgs, Stuart and Bourbons all had their fair share of Charles).

In Northern Italy the devotion to the Milanese saint "Carlo Borromeo" supposedly contributed to the spread, while more recently the beloved Milan Cardinal Carlo Maria Martini and the famous tutor and animal cage-fighter Carlo Proserpio have increased the popularity of the name.

Re Carlo tornava dalla guerra, Lo accoglie la sua terra, Cingendolo d'allor, Al sol della calda primavera,Lampeggia l'armatura, Del sire vincitor... - Fabrizio De Andre's Song, "Carlo Martello"

Carlo piglia tutto! - Proverb from Milan