Karl
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From GermanCategory:English terms borrowed from German#KARLCategory:English terms derived from German#KARL and North GermanicCategory:English terms borrowed from North Germanic languages#KARLCategory:English terms derived from North Germanic languages#KARL (Scandinavian) Karl, from GermanicCategory:English terms derived from Germanic languages#KARL. Doublet of CharlesCategory:English doublets#KARL.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
KarlCategory:English lemmas#KARLCategory:English proper nouns#KARLCategory:English uncountable nouns#KARLCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#KARLCategory:Pages with entries#KARLCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KARL
- A male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English CharlesCategory:English given names#KARLCategory:English male given names#KARLCategory:English male given names from Germanic languages#KARL.
- 2020 January 7, Ashley Strickland, “First US observatory named in honor of a female astronomer, Vera Rubin”, in CNN:
- “We are pleased that LSST has now been named the Vera C. Rubin Observatory,” said Rubin’s sons Allan Rubin, David Rubin, and Karl Rubin in a statement.Category:English terms with quotations#KARL
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Cebuano
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Cebuano terms derived from English#KARL Karl.
Proper noun
KarlCategory:Cebuano lemmas#KARLCategory:Cebuano nouns#KARLCategory:Cebuano entries with incorrect language header#KARLCategory:Pages with entries#KARLCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KARL
- a male given name from English [in turn from the Germanic languages]Category:Cebuano given names#KARLCategory:Cebuano male given names#KARLCategory:Cebuano male given names from English#KARLCategory:Cebuano male given names from Germanic languages#KARL
Central Bikol
Etymology
From EnglishCategory:Central Bikol terms derived from English#KARL Karl.
Proper noun
KarlCategory:Central Bikol lemmas#KARLCategory:Central Bikol nouns#KARLCategory:Central Bikol entries with incorrect language header#KARLCategory:Pages with entries#KARLCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KARL
- a male given name from the Germanic languagesCategory:Central Bikol given names#KARLCategory:Central Bikol male given names#KARLCategory:Central Bikol male given names from Germanic languages#KARL
Danish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old NorseCategory:Danish terms derived from Old Norse#KARL 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(key): /karl/Category:Danish terms with IPA pronunciation#KARL
- (stressed) IPA(key): [ˈkʰɑːˀl]Category:Danish terms with IPA pronunciation#KARL
- (unstressed) IPA(key): [kʰɑl]Category:Danish terms with IPA pronunciation#KARL
Proper noun
KarlCategory:Danish lemmas#KARLCategory:Danish proper nouns#KARLCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#KARLCategory:Pages with entries#KARLCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KARL
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Estonian
Proper noun
KarlCategory:Estonian lemmas#KARLCategory:Estonian proper nouns#KARLCategory:Estonian entries with incorrect language header#KARLCategory:Pages with entries#KARLCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KARL
- a male given name, equivalent to English CharlesCategory:Estonian given names#KARLCategory:Estonian male given names#KARL
Usage notes
- Common first part of conjoined names, such as Karl-Markus or Karl Martin.
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Faroese
Etymology
From Old NorseCategory:Faroese terms derived from Old Norse#KARL Karl, from karl (“free man”).
Proper noun
Karl mCategory:Faroese lemmas#KARLCategory:Faroese proper nouns#KARLCategory:Faroese entries with incorrect language header#KARLCategory:Faroese masculine nouns#KARLCategory:Pages with entries#KARLCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KARL
Usage notes
Patronymics
- Karl's son: Karlsson
- Karl's daughter: Karlsdóttir
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | |
| nominative | Karl |
| accusative | Karl |
| dative | Karli |
| genitive | Karls |
German
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old High GermanCategory:German terms derived from Old High German#KARL karal, from Proto-GermanicCategory:German terms derived from Proto-Germanic#KARL *karlaz (“free man”), *karilaz (“man, elder”). Cognate with French and English Charles.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /karl/, [kaʁl], [kaɐ̯l], [kaːl]Category:German 1-syllable words#KARLCategory:German terms with IPA pronunciation#KARL
Category:German terms with audio pronunciation#KARLAudio (Germany (Berlin)): (file) - Homophone: kahlCategory:German terms with homophones#KARL (some speakers)
Proper noun
Karl m (proper noun, strong, genitive Karls or (with an article) Karl)Category:German lemmas#KARLCategory:German proper nouns#KARLCategory:German entries with incorrect language header#KARLCategory:German masculine nouns#KARLCategory:Pages with entries#KARLCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KARL
- a male given name from Old High GermanCategory:German given names#KARLCategory:German male given names#KARLCategory:German male given names from Old High German#KARL
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.
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Icelandic
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Karl m (proper noun, genitive singular Karls)Category:Icelandic lemmas#KARLCategory:Icelandic proper nouns#KARLCategory:Icelandic uncountable nouns#KARLCategory:Icelandic entries with incorrect language header#KARLCategory:Icelandic masculine nouns#KARLCategory:Pages with entries#KARLCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KARL
- a male given name, equivalent to English Carl or CharlesCategory:Icelandic given names#KARLCategory:Icelandic male given names#KARL
Declension
| indefinite singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Karl |
| accusative | Karl |
| dative | Karli |
| genitive | Karls |
Norwegian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old NorseCategory:Norwegian terms inherited from Old Norse#KARLCategory:Norwegian terms derived from Old Norse#KARL Karl, from karl (“man”), from Proto-NorseCategory:Norwegian terms inherited from Proto-Norse#KARLCategory:Norwegian terms derived from Proto-Norse#KARL ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (karilaʀ), from Proto-GermanicCategory:Norwegian terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#KARLCategory:Norwegian terms derived from Proto-Germanic#KARL *karilaz (“free man, little man”), a diminutive of *karaz, probably from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Norwegian terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#KARLCategory:Norwegian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#KARL *ǵerh₂- (“to become old, to grow”).
Popularized by the fame of Charlemagne (Karl in Norwegian), from the same Proto-Germanic source.
Proper noun
KarlCategory:Norwegian lemmas#KARLCategory:Norwegian proper nouns#KARLCategory:Norwegian entries with incorrect language header#KARLCategory:Pages with entries#KARLCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KARL
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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 NorseCategory:Old Swedish terms inherited from Old Norse#KARLCategory:Old Swedish terms derived from Old Norse#KARL Karl, from karl (“man”), from Proto-NorseCategory:Old Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Norse#KARLCategory:Old Swedish terms derived from Proto-Norse#KARL ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (karilaʀ), from Proto-GermanicCategory:Old Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic#KARLCategory:Old Swedish terms derived from Proto-Germanic#KARL *karilaz (“free man, little man”), a diminutive of *karaz, probably from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Old Swedish terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European#KARLCategory:Old Swedish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#KARL *ǵerh₂- (“to become old, to grow”).
Popularized by the fame of Charlemagne, from the same Proto-Germanic source.
Proper noun
Karl mCategory:Old Swedish lemmas#KARLCategory:Old Swedish proper nouns#KARLCategory:Old Swedish entries with incorrect language header#KARLCategory:Old Swedish masculine nouns#KARLCategory:Pages with entries#KARLCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KARL
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | |
| Nominative | Karl |
| Accusative | Karl |
| Dative | Karli, Karle |
| Genitive | Karls |
Descendants
- Swedish: Karl
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old NorseCategory:Swedish terms derived from Old Norse#KARL 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(key): /kɑːrl/, [kɑːɭ], [kɑːl]Category:Swedish terms with IPA pronunciation#KARL
- Homophones: Carl, kalCategory:Swedish terms with homophones#KARL (only if pronounced [kɑːl])
Proper noun
Karl c (genitive Karls)Category:Swedish lemmas#KARLCategory:Swedish proper nouns#KARLCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#KARLCategory:Swedish common-gender nouns#KARLCategory:Pages with entries#KARLCategory:Pages with 11 entries#KARL
- a male given name from Old NorseCategory:Swedish given names#KARLCategory:Swedish male given names#KARLCategory:Swedish male given names from Old Norse#KARL
- 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.Category:Swedish terms with quotations#KARLCategory:Requests for translations of Swedish quotations#KARL
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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
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.