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Karel (given name)

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Karel
GenderMale and female
Origin
Word/nameCommon Germanic
MeaningFree Man
Region of originWestern Europe, Central Europe
Other names
Nickname(s)Karlík, Karlíček, Kája
Related namesCharles, Carl, Karl, Carol
Popularitysee popular names
Handzela in 1923

Karel /ˈkɑːrəl/ is a masculine given name in Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Icelandic, Norwegian, Slovene and Swedish form of Charles, meaning Free Man.[1]

Given name

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The name Karel (and its diminutives, Karlík, Karlíček, and Kája) appears frequently among the Czechs. In 2006, 124,784 Karels lived in the Czech Republic, making the name the thirteenth most popular Czech name.[2] Between 1999 and 2002, the number of Karels in the Czech Republic dropped by 2.7%, and the name dropped out of the twenty most popular newborn child names.[3] Notable people with this given name include the following:

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Karel". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  2. ^ "Most frequent Czech male names" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Archived from the original on 2007-10-26. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
  3. ^ "Comparison of Czech newborn child names between 1999-2006" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2007-12-07.