What does Karl mean?

Karl means "man, free man; from"

How do we pronounce Karl?

Karl \kar(l), ka-rl\ is a boy's name. It consists of 4 letters and 1 syllable.

The baby boy name Karl is pronounced KAARL (English, German) 1.

1 Pronunciation for Karl: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Karl?

Karl's language of origin is Germanic. It is used predominantly in the German, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic languages. Karl is a variant spelling of the English, German, and Scandinavian nicknames for Carl. Karl a German, Russian, Scandinavian, and Slavic form of the English and French Charles definition. Forms of Karl comprise the familiar form Kalle definition (Scandinavian, Finnish, and German), and the variant spellings Carl pronounciation (English, German, and Scandinavian), Karel meaning and origin (Czech, Dutch, and Slavic), and name Karle (English). See also the related form, the German what does the name Karlheinz mean.

The following famous people share the name Karl:

  • Basketball Player Karl Malone, born 24 July 1963, Summerfield, Louisiana
  • Circus Performers Karl Wallendas
  • Philosopher Karl Marx, born 5 May 1818 - 14 March 1883, Trier, Germany
  • Presidential Advisor Karl Rove, born 25 December 1950, Denver, Colorado
  • Theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, born Karl Paul Reinhold Niebuhr 21 June 1892 - 1 June 1971, Wright City, Missouri.

List of baby names that sound like Karl:

the English, German, and Scandinavian name Carl meaning, the English meaning of Carle, the name Carll meaning and origin, the name baby name Kerol, the name name Kerul, the name Kral name variations, the name name Krall meaning, the name Caarl name, the name Crille meaning, the Finnish meaning of Kaarlo, the Czech, Dutch, and Slavic Karel definition, the English Karle pronounciation, the name what does the name Karlo mean, the Czech and Polish Karol definition, the name nicknames for Kerel, the name Kerell name popularity, the name Keril meaning of name, the name Keryl definition, the name name Kiral origin, and the name Kirall pronounciation.

The baby name Karl fun facts:

The name Karl in reverse order is "Lrak".

The numerological value of the name Karl is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Karl?

Karl is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames