Carlos Andres
Just 59 men in Poland carry this Spanish pairing, and the records show no boys given it since 2000. Both halves come from Latin: Carlos for "free man", Andres for "manly". Most Poles will never meet one.
Carlos Andres Pronunciation
Carlos Andres is pronounced TSAHR-los-AHND-res (/ˈt͡sarlɔs ˈandrɛs/).
What Carlos Andres means
Where Carlos Andres comes from and what it has meant to the people who carry it.
Carlos Andrés joins two names that reach back to Latin. Carlos comes from the Latin Carolus, the name carried by Charlemagne, crowned Carolus Magnus in the year 800. Under it sits an old sense: "free man." Andrés travels through Latin from the Greek andreios, which means "manly" or "brave." Put the halves side by side and you get a free man and a strong one.
Together they read like a short motto.
In Spanish-speaking countries the double name is common and unremarkable, a boy answering to Carlos in the yard and to both names when a teacher reads the full register. In a Polish class list the same name stands out, two given names where most children have one. On an official form at the urząd he would write Carlos Andrés in full, then sign Carlos below.
The meanings stay plain: Carlos, the free man; Andrés, the manly one.
How many people are named Carlos Andres
1 in 361800 men in Poland is named Carlos Andres. 59 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #4800 among male names.