# Karl
## English
### Alternative forms

* Carl

### Etymology

From German and North Germanic (Scandinavian) Karl, from Germanic. Doublet of Charles.

### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)l

### Proper noun

Karl
* A male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Charles.

#### Related terms

* Carlos
* Carlo
* Karl Fischer reagent

#### Descendants

* → Cebuano: Karl, Carl

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Klar, klar, kral, Lark, lark, Kral

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

From English Karl.

### Proper noun

Karl
* a male given name from the Germanic languages

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English Karl.

### Proper noun

Karl
* a male given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]

## Danish
### Alternative forms

* Carl

### Etymology

From Old Norse Karl, from karl (“free man”), originally a nickname. Popularized by the fame of Charlemagne (Karl in Danish), from the same Proto-Germanic source.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /karl/
** (stressed) IPA: [ˈkʰɑːˀl]
** (unstressed) IPA: [kʰɑl]

### Proper noun

Karl
* a male given name

#### Related terms

* (feminine forms) Carla, Caroline, Charlotte, Karla, Karoline, Karlene, Lina, Line, Liselotte, Lotte
* (surnames) Carlsen, Karlsen

### References

* Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 42 958 males with the given name Karl (compared to 42 636 named Carl) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Karl
* a male given name, equivalent to English Charles

#### Usage notes

* Common first part of conjoined names, such as Karl-Markus or Karl Martin.

#### Related terms

* Kaarel, Kalle
* Karl Suur

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse Karl, from karl (“free man”).

### Proper noun

Karl m
* a male given name

#### Usage notes

* son of Karl: Karlsson
* daughter of Karl: Karlsdóttir

#### Declension
## German
### Alternative forms

* Carl

### Etymology

From Old High German karal, from Proto-Germanic *karlaz (“free man”), *karilaz (“man, elder”). Cognate with French and English Charles.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /karl/, [kaʁl], [kaɐ̯l], [kaːl]
* Audio:(file)
* Homophone: kahl (some speakers)

### Proper noun

Karl m (proper noun, strong, genitive Karls or (with an article) Karl)
* a male given name from Old High German

#### Usage notes

* The most common given name of men born in Germany in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
* A common first part of conjoined names such as Karl-Heinz.

#### Derived terms

* Kalle
* (feminine forms) Carla, Carola, Carolin, Caroline, Charlotte, Karla, Karolin, Karoline, Lieselotte, Lina, Liselotte, Lotte

#### Related terms

* Kerl

#### Descendants

* → English: Karl, Carl (see there for further descendants)

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kʰartl̥]
* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Karl m (proper noun, genitive singular Karls)
* a male given name, equivalent to English Carl or Charles

#### Declension
## Norwegian
### Alternative forms

* Carl

### Etymology

From Old Norse Karl, from karl (“man”), from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (karilaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *karilaz (“free man, little man”), a diminutive of *karaz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (“to become old, to grow”).
Popularized by the fame of Charlemagne (Karl in Norwegian), from the same Proto-Germanic source.

### Proper noun

Karl
* a male given name

#### Related terms

* (feminine forms) Caroline, Charlotte, Karoline, Lina, Line, Lotte
* (surnames) Carlsen, Karlsen

### References

* Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
* Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 9 245 males with the given name Karl (compared to 3726 named Carl) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

## Old Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse Karl, from karl (“man”), from Proto-Norse ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (karilaʀ), from Proto-Germanic *karilaz (“free man, little man”), a diminutive of *karaz, probably from Proto-Indo-European *ǵerh₂- (“to become old, to grow”).
Popularized by the fame of Charlemagne, from the same Proto-Germanic source.

### Proper noun

Karl m
* a male given name

#### Descendants

* Swedish: Karl

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* Carl

### Etymology

From Old Norse Karl, from karl (“free man”), originally a nickname. Popularized by the fame of Charlemagne (Karl in Swedish), from the same Proto-Germanic source.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kɑːrl/, [kɑːɭ], [kɑːl]
* Homophones: Carl, kal (only if pronounced [kɑːl])

### Proper noun

Karl c (genitive Karls)
* a male given name from Old Norse
** 1975, Christer Kihlman, Dyre prins, Wahlström & Widstrand, →ISBN, page 79:Sinikka föreslog då Karl efter Marx och Karl Liebknecht. Eller Karl den tolfte, invände jag. Också Karl kändes för banalt, för använt och utslitet, för oambitiöst och komprometterat, trots vissa stora och förpliktande föregångare.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Usage notes

* Name of nine kings of Sweden since the 12th century. As a given name first became popular in the 19th century.
* The most common given name of men born in Sweden in the 1920s and the 1930s.

#### Related terms

* karl
* (male given names) Charles, Kalle
* (female given names) Carola, Carolin, Carolina, Caroline, Charlotte, Charlotte, Karolina, Lina, Lotta
* (surnames) Carlsson, Karlsson

### References

* Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
* Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 209 909 males with the given name Karl (compared to 125 372 named Carl) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1910s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

### Anagrams

* klar