Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈkaʁl/(German) /ˈkɑːɭ/(Swedish) /ˈkɑːˀl/(Danish) /ˈkɑɹl/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

German and Scandinavian variant of Karl (see Charles). Noteworthy bearers of the name include the Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (1707-1778), who founded modern taxonomy, 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.

Related Names

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(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 April 23, 2024