It is the first name of many
Kings of Sweden including
Carl XVI Gustaf. It is popular in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, and was largely popularized in the United States by Scandinavian and Italian (shortened from "Carlo") descendants.
Karl is a Germanic spelling which is very popular in Austria, Estonia, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, and was also popularized by German-speaking descendants in the United States. Other variants include the
Anglo-Saxon-
Frankish variant
Charles, popular in Australia, Philippines, Canada, France, New Zealand, the UK and the United States, although both Karl and Carl are also widespread names in most English speaking countries;
Carlo, very popular in Italy and southern Switzerland;
Carlos, popular in Spain, Portugal and Latin America; and
Karol, a variant in Poland and Slovakia.
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It is the first name of many
Kings of Sweden including
Carl XVI Gustaf. It is popular in Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, and was largely popularized in the United States by Scandinavian and Italian (shortened from "Carlo") descendants.
Karl is a Germanic spelling which is very popular in Austria, Estonia, Germany, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, and was also popularized by German-speaking descendants in the United States. Other variants include the
Anglo-Saxon-
Frankish variant
Charles, popular in Australia, Philippines, Canada, France, New Zealand, the UK and the United States, although both Karl and Carl are also widespread names in most English speaking countries;
Carlo, very popular in Italy and southern Switzerland;
Carlos, popular in Spain, Portugal and Latin America; and
Karol, a variant in Poland and Slovakia.
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.