Karl

Gender Masculine
Usage German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Icelandic, English, Finnish, Estonian, Germanic, Old Norse [1]
Pronounced Pron. /ˈkaʁl/(German) /ˈkɑːɭ/(Swedish) /ˈkɑːˀl/(Danish) /ˈkɑɹl/(English) /ˈkɑrl/(Finnish)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

German and Scandinavian form of Charles. This was the name of seven rulers of the Franks and the Holy Roman Empire. It was also borne by a beatified emperor of Austria (1887-1922), as well as ten kings of Sweden. Other famous bearers include the German philosophers Karl Marx (1818-1883), one of the developers of communism, and Karl Jaspers (1883-1969), an existentialist and psychiatrist.

Related Names

Rootkaril/karl
VariantsCarl(German) Carl(Swedish) Carl(Norwegian) Carl(Danish) Kaarle, Kaarlo(Finnish) Carolus(Germanic)
DiminutivesCalle, Kalle(Swedish)
Feminine FormsCarla, Carola, Carolin, Karla, Karola, Karolina, Karoline(German) Karla(Swedish) Karla(Norwegian) Karla(Danish) Karla(English)
Other Languages & CulturesCarles(Catalan) Carlu(Corsican) Karlo(Croatian) Karel(Czech) Karel, Carel(Dutch) Charles, Charlot(French) Karlo(Georgian) Karolos(Greek) Kale(Hawaiian) Károly, Karcsi(Hungarian) Séarlas(Irish) Carlo(Italian) Kārlis(Latvian) Sjarel(Limburgish) Karolis(Lithuanian) Karol(Polish) Carlos, Carlinhos, Carlito, Carlitos(Portuguese) Carol(Romanian) Karol(Slovak) Karel, Karlo, Karol(Slovene) Carlos, Carlito, Carlitos(Spanish) Siarl(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsKarlsen(Danish) Karl(German) Karlsen(Norwegian) Karlsson(Swedish)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   mature   formal   wholesome   strong   simple   serious  

Name Days

Austria: March 2
Austria: June 3
Austria: August 12
Austria: October 21
Austria: November 4
Denmark: January 28
Estonia: January 28
Germany: November 4
Norway: January 28
Sweden: January 28

Images

Karl Marx (1882)Karl Marx (1882)

Categories

A Song of Ice and Fire characters, alpinists, Anne Rice characters, Atelier characters, Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest, Austrian presidents, Bully characters, composers, currently out of the US top 1000, Desperate Housewives characters, Dharma and Greg characters, Dishonored characters, Dragalia Lost characters, Dream SMP members, Dresden Files characters, educators, Elder Scrolls characters, emperors, fashion designers, figure skaters, Franz Kafka characters, Frasier characters, Game of Thrones characters, German chancellors, German presidents, H. P. Lovecraft characters, Harry Potter characters, Hogan's Heroes characters, House of Cards US characters, Hunters characters, inventors, isograms, Killing Eve characters, kings, Legend of the Galactic Heroes characters, Leo Tolstoy characters, love island France, Madagascar characters, men, Moral Orel characters, mountaineers, NBA players, Nobel laureates in Chemistry, nobility, Norwegian royal family, Octavia E. Butler characters, one syllable, Our Flag Means Death characters, Oz characters, Peaky Blinders characters, philosophers, Phineas and Ferb characters, pianists, Resident Evil characters, Seinfeld characters, Simpsons characters, Sims 3 characters, Squishmallows, storms, Suikoden characters, Swedish royal family, The Golden Girls characters, top 10 in Denmark, top 10 in Sweden, Trauma Center characters, True Blood characters, TV presenters, vibraphonists, W. Somerset Maugham characters, Westworld characters, Why Women Kill characters, world leaders, wrestlers, WWE Superstars, YouTubers

Sources & References

  1. Viking Answer Lady Webpage, available from https://www.vikinganswerlady.com/ONNames.shtml.
Entry updated April 23, 2024