Given name

Karlmann

“free man”

Karlmann is a given name. It is used in German.

Meaning & origin

What it means

Karlmann goes back to a word meaning “free man.”

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Germanic.

Karlmann’s family of names

In German usage, Karlmann has a conventional equivalent in the English form CARLOMAN. In German usage, Karlmann has a conventional equivalent in the Italian form Carlomanno. In German usage, Karlmann has a conventional equivalent in the Slovenian form KARLMAN.

Walk Karlmann’s family in the name graph

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The ring: across languages.

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Around the world

Karlmann has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Proto-Germanic roots to each of them.

Proto-Germanic

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

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Across languages 4

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

See also 1

Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.

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Sibling ideas

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