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Baby Name Karl |
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Meaning of Karl - What does the name Karl means? |
Pronunciation: |
karl | |
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Gender: |
Boy Name |
Origin: |
Scandinavian |
Name Meaning: |
From the Old Norse and Germanic kari (freeman, peasant). According to Norse mythology, Karl was the son of the god Heimdall and the mortal Amma. Karl and his wife Snor were the progenitors of the class of peasants and yeomen, also known as karls. Karl has been a perennially popular name throughout Scandinavia and the German-speaking world |
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German, Hungarian, Russian, Scandinavian |
More Info: | Cognate: Karel (Dutch). | Pet forms: | Kalle (Swedish) |
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