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Karl

name · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)l
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA1 R L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Charles.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A medieval Scandinavian freeman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: historical

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History

Etymology

From German and North Germanic (Scandinavian) Karl, from Germanic. Doublet of Charles.

Learned borrowing from Old Norse karl. Doublet of carl, ceorl, and churl.