Details for the forename Karl

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Karl (male)


Variants:	Carl (M) Carol (M) Charles (M) Karel (M) Karlmann (M) Karol (M)
Pet Name(s):	Kalle (M)
Feminine form:	Charlotta (F) Karla (F) Karlotte (F) Karolina (F) Karoline (F)

Source(s):	The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
Notes:	German and Scandinavian, from the old German form of Charles, from Old German "free man" or from Old English ceorl "man". In English-speaking communities the spelling Carl is usually but not exclusively preferred over Karl. Cognate with Carol.