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* [[Jenő Károly]] (1886-1926) Hungarian footballer
* [[Jenő Károly]] (1886-1926) Hungarian footballer
* [[Alexander Károlyi]] (1668–1743) Hungarian Count, landowner, diplomat
* [[Alexander Károlyi]] (1668–1743) Hungarian Count, landowner, diplomat

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Károly is a very common Hungarian male given name. It is also sometimes found as a Hungarian surname. The origin of this name is the Turkic Karul, wich means hawk. Nowadays Károly is considered the equivalent of English Karl or Charles (because the Latin Carolus is very close to Károly).[1]

Given names

Surnames

This name has alternate spellings: Karoly, Károly, or Károlyi.

References

  1. ^ Fercsik Erzsébet – Raátz Judit: Keresztnevek enciklopédiája – Budapest 2009, ISBN 9789639902183