Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. KARL(German) KAHL(Swedish, Danish) KAHRL(English)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

German and Scandinavian variant of Karl (see Charles). Two noteworthy bearers of the name were the German mathematician Carl Gauss (1777-1855), who made contributions to number theory and algebra as well as physics and astronomy, and the Swiss psychologist Carl Jung (1875-1961), who founded analytical psychology. It was imported to America in the 19th century by German immigrants.

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VariantsKarl(German) Karl(Swedish) Karl(Danish) Karl(Norwegian)
DiminutivesCalle, Kalle(Swedish)
Feminine FormsCarla, Carola, Carolin, Karla, Karola, Karolina, Karoline(German) Karla(Swedish) Karla(Danish) Karla(Norwegian) Carla, Carlene, Karlene, Carly(English)
Other Languages & CulturesCarles(Catalan) Carlu(Corsican) Karlo(Croatian) Karel(Czech) Karel, Carel(Dutch) Kaarel, Karl, Kalle(Estonian) Kaarle, Kaarlo, Karl, Kalle(Finnish) Charles, Charlot, Charly(French) Karlo(Georgian) Carolus, Karl(Germanic) Karolos(Greek) Kale(Hawaiian) Károly, Karcsi(Hungarian) Karl(Icelandic) Séarlas(Irish) Carlo(Italian) Kārlis(Latvian) Sjarel(Limburgish) Karolis(Lithuanian) Karl(Old Norse) Karol(Polish) Carlos, Carlinhos, Carlito, Carlitos(Portuguese) Carol(Romanian) Karol(Slovak) Karel, Karlo, Karol(Slovene) Carlos, Carlito, Carlitos(Spanish) Siarl(Welsh)
Surname DescendantsCarlsen(Danish) Carl(English) Carl(German) Carlsen(Norwegian) Carlson, Carlsson(Swedish)

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Entry updated December 7, 2022