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Карл
“a free man”
Карл (Karl) is a masculine given name. It is used in Ukrainian and Belarusian.
Belarusian and Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Charles.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Карл is Karl written in Cyrillic. One German interpretation is “a free man.”
Explained through its name family
Карл’s family of names
In Ukrainian usage, Карл has a conventional equivalent in the English form Charles. In Russian usage, Карл has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Carlos. In Kazakh usage, Карл has a conventional equivalent in the English form Carl.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Карл has relatives in 10 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.
Germanwhere Карл comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 7
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
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