Karl name - Meaning of Karl
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 6
- Usage
- German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, English, Finnish, Ancient Germanic
- Pronounced
- KAHRL (German, English)
- Karl Meaning
- German and Scandinavian form of Charles. This was the name of seven emperors of the Holy Roman Empire and an emperor of Austria, as well as kings of Sweden and Norway. Other famous bearers include Karl Marx (1818-1883), the German philosopher and revolutionary who laid the foundations for communism, and Karl Jaspers (1883-1969), a German existentialist philosopher. Karl is a Scandinavian and German variant of Charles. Charles originates in Germanic languages and means "free man". It has been one of the most popular masculine given names over centuries, and in different spellings all over the world. Popular with European royalty, the famous bearers include several emperors, kings, dukes and princes, currently the most famous being Charles, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II. Recently, the popularity of the name Charles has declined in the United States.
Karl Related Names
Variants: Carl (German), Carl (Swedish), Carl (Norwegian), Carl (Danish), Kaarle, Kaarlo (Finnish), Carolus (Ancient Germanic)
Diminutives: Kalle (Swedish), Kalle (Finnish)
Feminine Forms: Carla, Carola, Karla (German), Carola, Karla (Swedish), Karla (Norwegian), Karla (Danish), Carla (English), Carolina (Ancient Germanic)
Other Languages: Carles, Carlos (Catalan), Karlo (Croatian), Karel (Czech), Karel (Dutch), Charles, Charlot (French), Kale (Hawaiian), Károly, Karcsi (Hungarian), Séarlas (Irish), Carlo (Italian), Sjarel (Limburgish), Karolis (Lithuanian), Karol (Polish), Carlos, Carlinhos, Carlito, Carlitos (Portuguese), Carol (Romanian), Karol (Slovak), Karel, Karol (Slovene), Carlos, Carlito, Carlitos (Spanish), Siarl (Welsh)
Karl Celebrities
Karl Malone - basketball player, Karl Benz - inventor, Karl Bernard - football player, Karl Drews - baseball player, Karl Henize - astronaut, Karl Lagerfeld - fashion designer, Karl Malden - actor, Karl Marx - philosopher,
