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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Although Carl is also the German and Scandinavian form of Charles, it has long been a first (and surname) in its own right. And although England (and what was and is the area of the United Kingdom over the centuries) has it fair share of kingly Charles’, Karl has its own fair claims to aristocracy. Keeping in mind the geographic extent of Germanic languages during this same period, Karl has been the name of at least seven Austrian emperors and others in what are now the areas of Poland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary. The influence over the latter three can likely be attributed to the fact that Karl (as król, král, and király respectively) refers to “emperor.” ^[1]

POPULARITY

Social Security Administration - Empty rankings indicate the name was not among the 1000 most popular names for that year.

Social Security Administration - Empty rankings indicate the name was not among the 1000 most popular names for that year.

FACTS

• Charlemagne (747 – 814), the famous was also known as “Karl the Great.” As King of the Franks and the Frankish empire, he conquered Italy and much of western and central Europe. His name in Danish, Norwegian and Swedish would have been Karl den Store while in German his name was Karl der Große ^[1]
• According to Norse mythology, Karl was the ancestor of the peasants

NAMESAKES

• KARL (acronym) Karlsruhe Register Transfer Language(HDL developed 1978 in Karlsruhe, Germany)
• KARL (acronym) Kilojoule Advanced Research Laser ^[1]

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Karl Marx (1818 - 1883) was a Prussian economist and revolutionary called by many the “father of communism.” Mark formulated and organized many of the thoughts and credos of what was to become organized communism.
• Karl Otto Lagerfeld (b. 1933) is a world-famous fashion designer
• Karl Friedrich Rapp (1882 – 1962) founded the German Rapp Motorwerks – a company that was later to become BMW (Bavarian Motor Works) ^[1]

OTHER CARL'S

Carl Bowser, Carl Marks, Carl Vinson, Carl Smith, Carl Johnson, Carl Williams, Carl Jones, Carl Brown, Carl Davis, Carl Miller, Carl Wilson, Carl Moore, Carl Taylor, Carl Aadahl, Carl Aaland, Carl Aalberts, Carl Aaltman, Carl Aamodt, Carl Aardsma, Carl Aarnos, Carl Aarns, Carl Aarstad, Carl Abajian, Carl Abalon, Carl Abalos, Carl Abano, Carl Abbe, Carl Abbene, Carl Abbey, Carl Ables, Carl Acoff, Carl Acome, Carl Acuff, Carl Aabye, Carl Aagesen, Carl Aakre, Carl Aalbers, Carl Aalto, Carl Aalund, Carl Aamold, Carl Aamot, Carl Aanderud, Carl Aanensen, Carl Aanonsen, Carl Aardema, Carl Aarne, Carl Aaron, Carl Aarons, Carl Aarsand, Carl Aasen, More results

Author: Mike Szimanski

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