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1) Germanic name, short form of Háriolus [1] [2]
2) Later often misinterpreted and believed to be related to Old Norse karl = 'free man' [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
Kal | ♂ | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Kall | ♂ | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Carl | ♂ | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Karl | ♂ | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Karlh | ♂ | ![]() |
See also:
Variant forms:
Pet forms:
Female forms:
Karlinpoika | ![]() |
Karlsen | ![]() ![]() |
Karlsén | ![]() |
Karlson | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Karlssen | ![]() |
Karlsson | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Karlssøn | ![]() |
Karlßøn (17th century) | ![]() |
Karlsøn | ![]() ![]() |
Karlzén | ![]() |
Karldatter | ![]() |
Karlintytär | ![]() |
Karlsdatter | ![]() ![]() |
Karlsdotter | ![]() |
Karlsdóttir | ![]() ![]() |
For combinations see KARL (name element)
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Nominative: | Karl |
Genitive: | Karls |
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Nominative: | Karl |
Accusative: | Karl |
Dative: | Karli |
Genitive: | Karls |
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Nominative: | Karl |
Genitive: | Karlin |
Partitive: | Karlia |
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Nominative: | Karl |
Accusative: | Karl |
Dative: | Karli |
Genitive: | Karls |
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Nominative: | Karl |
Genitive: | Karls |
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Nominative: | Karl |
Genitive: | Karls |
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Country | Commonness
Commonness | Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | |||
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36694 | 200798 | 5 | 22 | 36689 | 200776 |
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n.a. |
25721 | 0 | 0 | n.a. |
25721 |
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8284 | n.a. |
1 | n.a. |
8283 | n.a. |
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823 | 1811 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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666 | 2106 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
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8168 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
8168 | n.a. |
#: count of main first name only | |||||||
&: count of both main and additional first names | |||||||
Name counts are approximate as statistics normally is not published for names given to less than 3 or 5 persons per country. |
Sources: [20]
Regional distribution of Karl (m) in Sweden in the year 1880.