Given name
Các
“a free man”
Các is a masculine given name from German. It is used in Vietnamese.
Original GermanKarl
Meaning & origin
What it means
Các is a romanization of Karl. One German interpretation is “a free man.”
Explained through its name family
Các’s family of names
In Vietnamese usage, Các was borrowed from the German form Karl.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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