Given name

Kaarel

Kaarel is a masculine given name. It is used in Estonian.

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Kaarel comes from German.

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How it developed

From German Karl.

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Kaarel’s family of names

In Estonian usage, Kaarel has a conventional equivalent in the English form Charles. In Estonian usage, Kaarel has a conventional equivalent in the Portuguese form Carlos. In Estonian usage, Kaarel has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Carlo.

Walk Kaarel’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

Hover or tab through the constellation to see how each name is related. Bigger dots are names more people in the U.S. share.

Around the world

Kaarel has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its German roots to each of them.

German

4 related names in 5 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.

Each dot marks where a language is rooted, not where people with the name live today. Bigger dots hold more names. Language locations from Glottolog (CC BY 4.0); map from Natural Earth.

Across languages 5

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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German

Kuschel

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German

Karpen

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German

Cajthaml

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German

Caler

Caler is a surname from German.

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German

Karstens

Karstens is a surname from German.

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Sibling ideas

Names that share Kaarel’s feel without repeating its first letter or rhyming with it.

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