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Karl

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Meaning and origin
Karl is a German boy name. The meaning of the name is `Man`.


Where is it used?
The name Karl is mainly used in German and in Scandinavian.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Karol (In Polish)
Károly (In Hungarian)
Charles (In English and in French)


For the opposite sex use:
In Hungarian: Karola (F)


See also
In Welsh: Siarl
In Swedish and in Finnish: Kalle (M)
In Spanish and in Portuguese: Carlos
In Scottish: Tearlach
In Italian: Carlo
In Irish: Séarlas
In Hungarian: Karcsi
In German and in Scandinavian: Karla
In German and in English: Carl
In French and in English: Charlotte
In French: Charline
In Finnish: Kari
In Finnish: Kaarlo
In Finnish: Kaarle
In English: Karlene
In English: Charlene
In English: Karly
In English: Charla
In English: Charley
In English: Charlie
In English: Chip
In English: Chuck
In English: Charmaine
In English: Chaz
In Dutch and in Czech: Karel
In Catalan: Carles
In Ancient Germanic (Latinized): Carolus


Extra information:
Alternative meanings (Scandinavian) Man

More `Karl` links
Karl as abbreviation
Actors named Karl
Karl in the encyclopedia





Statistics for Karl

Karl appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 862. In the last 128 years Karl has occupied a spot in the top 1000 without interruptions. . 1960 was a `top year` for the name Karl. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #135. Our records go back to 1880

YearRankRank
2007862
2006771
2005756
2004695
2003659
2002608
2001580
2000564
1999533
1998483
1997457
1996448
1995390
1994381
1993358
1992336
1991317
1990295
1980225
1970177
1960135
1950174
1940174
1930206
1920245
1910251
1900232
1890248
1880377


See also the US top 1000 names 2007

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