Given name
Kārlis
Kārlis is a masculine given name from Germanic. It is used in Latvian.
Meaning & origin
Kārlis’s family of names
In Latvian usage, Kārlis has a feminine form in Karlīna. In Latvian usage, Kārlis has a conventional equivalent in the English form Charles. In Latvian usage, Kārlis has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Carlos.
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Around the world
Kārlis has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.
4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 6
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Kārlis
- Kārlis UlmanisPrime Minister of Latvia and agronomist (1877-1942)
- Kārlis SkalbeLatvian writer (1879–1945)
- Kārlis SkrastiņšLatvian hockey player (1974-2011)
- Kārlis LasmanisLatvian basketball player (born 1994)
- Kārlis BaumanisLatvian composer (1835–1905)
- Kārlis ZāleLatvian sculptor (1888–1942)
- Kōrli StalteLivonian activist, poet, educator, orgonist and essayist (1870-1947)
- Kārlis ŠadurskisLatvian politician (born 1959)
- Kārlis MīlenbahsLatvian linguist (1853–1916)
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