Given name & surname

Carbonell

“coal”

Carbonell is a surname with more than one origin. It is used in English, Spanish, Catalan, Ilocano, and 1 other language.

Meaning & origin

What it means

As a southern French and Catalan surname, Carbonell goes back to Latin carbo, meaning “coal.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

Carbonell has more than one origin: as a southern French and Catalan surname, it comes from Latin carbo; as an English surname of Norman origin, it comes from Anglo-Norman carbon.

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How it developed

From Latin carbo (“coal”).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Carbonell’s family of names

In Ilocano usage, Carbonell as a surname has a related form in CARBONEL. In Ilocano usage, Carbonell as a surname has a related form in CARBONEL.

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Around the world

Carbonell has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

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1 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

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Nicknames & forms 1

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

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Sibling ideas

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