Karl
\kaʁl\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of German origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | German |
| Pronunciation | \kaʁl\ |
| Also spelled | Carl |
| Compound names | Jean-Karl, José-Karl |
Origin and meaning
From German and North Germanic (Scandinavian) Karl, from Germanic. Doublet of Charles.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- Luxembourg
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
- Iceland
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- Denmark
In literature
« Bien des personnalités célèbres résidaient alors à Aussee : Hugo von Hofmannsthal, Theodor Herzl, Karl Lueger, Karl Kautsky, Karl Kraus. »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Arthur Crbz (France (Occitanie)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).