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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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Carll | ♂ | ||
Charl | ♂ |
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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)
- Danish | |
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Nominative: | Karl |
Genitive: | Karls |
- Faroese | |
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Nominative: | Karl |
Accusative: | Karl |
Dative: | Karli |
Genitive: | Karls |
- Finnish | |
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Nominative: | Karl |
Genitive: | Karlin |
Partitive: | Karlia |
- Icelandic | |
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Nominative: | Karl |
Accusative: | Karl |
Dative: | Karli |
Genitive: | Karls |
- Norwegian | |
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Nominative: | Karl |
Genitive: | Karls |
- Swedish | |
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Nominative: | Karl |
Genitive: | Karls |
Denmark |
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Faroe Islands |
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Norway |
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Finland (Swedish Language) |
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Sweden |
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Country | Commonness
Commonness | Total | Female ♀ | Male ♂ | |||
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| as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | as main name# | also middle name& | |
Sweden[15] |
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36694 | 200798 | 5 | 22 | 36689 | 200776 |
Finland[16] |
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n.a. |
25721 | 0 | 0 | n.a. |
25721 |
Denmark[13] |
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8284 | n.a. |
1 | n.a. |
8283 | n.a. |
Iceland[17] |
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823 | 1811 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Greenland[18] |
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666 | 2106 | n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Norway[19] |
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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.