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Karl¹

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)l

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Carl

  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Charles. “We are pleased that LSST has now been named the Vera C. Rubin Observatory,” said Rubin’s sons Allan Rubin, David Rubin, and Karl Rubin in a statement.

karl²

Where it comes from

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

noun karls

  1. historical A medieval Scandinavian freeman. Whatever its object the runrig system was not udal tenure, and therefore it appears to me to show a settlement of the unfree. Whether these were the karls or the thralls is the only problem, and I incline to think that there is little room for doubt that these were the karls. The thrall may have had

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: charles, georg, carlos, carlo, ludwig, gustav, erik, kari, carla, karla, johan, heinz, hermann, heinrich, ernst, wilhelm

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"karl." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/karl. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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karl. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/karl

Chicago

"karl." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/karl.

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@misc{karl_2026,
  title = {karl},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/karl},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}