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Carl Bachmann

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Given Name
Carl
Surname
Bachmann

The Name Carl

Origin
Germanic
Meaning
A man or fellow, free man.
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The Bachmann Surname

Origin
German
Meaning
A man who lived by a stream or worked as a miller or fisherman on a stream.
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