Given name & surname

Karr

“from the marshland”

Karr is used as a given name and a surname. One Scandinavian interpretation is “from the marshland.”

Meaning & origin

What it means

One Scandinavian interpretation is “from the marshland.”

Where it comes from

An origin associated with this spelling is Scandinavian.

Karr’s family of names

Karr has a related form in Kerr. Karr has a related form in Kiarr. In Greek usage, Karr as a surname is a transliteration of Καρρ.

Walk Karr’s family in the name graph

KarrΚαρρKerrKiarr

Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.

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Nicknames & forms 2

Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.

Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Similar names

If you love Karr, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.

Scandinavian

Hildar

“a feisty woman”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Scandinavian

Borg

“from the castle”

No U.S. birth series

57% boys · 43% girls

Scandinavian

Swann

“a swanlike woman”

No U.S. birth series

41% boys · 59% girls

Scandinavian · Nature

Bjork

“of the birch tree”

No U.S. birth series

38% boys · 62% girls

Scandinavian

Lif

“an energetic man; lively”

No U.S. birth series

33% boys · 67% girls

Scandinavian

Halda

“one who is half Danish”

No U.S. birth series

50% boys · 50% girls

Scandinavian · Virtue

Nolly

“filled with hope”

No U.S. birth series

34% boys · 66% girls

Scandinavian

Frea

“a noble woman”

No U.S. birth series

29% boys · 71% girls

Sibling ideas

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

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