Name: Karl
Gender: Male
Usage: Karl is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Karl are in general originating from Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Luxembourg, Malta, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Karl across the world, see Karel.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Karl is: Free man, Strong and masculine.
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Numerology of the first name Karl: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 6. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: responsible, protective, stable, balanced, loving, compassionate.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Romantic, Nurturing
Ruling planet: Venus
Colors: Blue
Gemstones: Emerald
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The name Karl is ranked on the 544th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 1069600 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.015% of the population. The name Karl has four characters. It means that it is relatively short-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Karl for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Karl is 12 November.
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History and Origin
Carl is a male personal name and a very common surname. It comes from the Old High German word karal - "man". It took root in various European languages, adapting to their phonetic norms.
In medieval Russia, the name Karl became a household name: he was called visitors from Western Europe, mainly Germans, as well as people of small stature, hence the word "dwarf" (a vivid example is Carlos, the court jester of Empress Elizabeth Petrovna). Based on these two meanings, as well as directly from the name itself, the Russian surname Karlov is derived.
From the name of Charlemagne in Russian and a number of other European languages, the word "king" originated.
- Men's variants: Carlo, Karol, Carlos, Karel, Carlos, Charles, Charles (Charles).
- Female variants: Charlotte, Carlotta, Carla, Carolina.
German and Scandinavian form of Charles, now also used to some extent in the English-speaking world. The perennial popularity of this name in the German-speaking world was reinforced by the fact that it was an aristocratic and royal name from an early date, being borne, for example, by no less than seven Austrian emperors. Its status as an imperial name is reflected in the fact that the Polish, Czech, and Hungarian vocabulary words for ‘emperor’ are derived from the personal name: król, král, and király respectively. See also Carl.
Pet form: Kalle.
Cognates: Dutch, Czech: Karel. Polish: Karol.
Hungarian: Károly. See also Charles.
Feminine forms: German, Scandinavian: Karla See also Carla.
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