Karl

Alternative forms

• Carl

Etymology

From German and Scandinavian Karl. A variant of Charles.

Proper noun

Karl

1. A male given name.

Anagrams

• Klar, Kral, Lark, klar, lark

Etymology

From English Karl.

Proper noun

Karl

1. a male given name

Alternative forms

• Carl

Etymology

From Old Norse Karl, from karl (“free man”), originally a nickname. Popularized by the fame of Charlemagne (Karl in Danish), from the same Proto-Germanic source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /karl/
  • (stressed) IPA^(key): [ˈkʰɑːˀl]
  • (unstressed) IPA^(key): [kʰɑl]

Proper noun

Karl

1. A male given name.

References

• Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 42 958 males with the given name Karl (compared to 42 636 named Carl) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Proper noun

Karl

1. A male given name, cognate with English Charles.

Proper noun

Karl m

1. A male given name.

Alternative forms

• Carl

Etymology

From Old High German karal, from Proto-Germanic *karlaz (“free man”), *karilaz (“man, elder”). Cognate with French and English Charles.

Proper noun

Karl

1. A male given name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kʰartl̥] (

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Proper noun

Karl m

1. A male given name equivalent to English Carl or Charles

Alternative forms

• Carl

Etymology

From Old Norse Karl, from karl (“free man”), originally a nickname. Popularized by the fame of Charlemagne (Karl in Norwegian), from the same Proto-Germanic source.

Proper noun

Karl

1. A male given name.

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 245 males with the given name Karl (compared to 3726 named Carl) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

Alternative forms

• Carl

Etymology

From Old Norse Karl, from karl (“free man”), originally a nickname. Popularized by the fame of Charlemagne (Karl in Swedish), from the same Proto-Germanic source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɑːrl/, [kɑːɭ], [kɑːl]
• Homophones: Carl, kal (only if pronounced [kɑːl])

Proper noun

Karl c (genitive Karls)

1. A male given name.
   • 1975 Christer Kihlman, Dyre prins, Wahlström & Widstrand, →ISBN, page 79:

     Sinikka föreslog då Karl efter Marx och Karl Liebknecht. Eller Karl den tolfte, invände jag. Också Karl kändes för banalt, för använt och utslitet, för oambitiöst och komprometterat, trots vissa stora och förpliktande föregångare.

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 209 909 males with the given name Karl (compared to 125 372 named Carl) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.