Karol
[ˈkɛərəl]Meaning
Polish, Slovak and Slovene form of Karl; also a variant of Carol
Background Story
Karol is the Polish, Slovak and Slovene form of Karl, and separately a variant of Carol. In Polish it is a learned borrowing from Latin Carolus, with female equivalents Karola and Karolina and the diminutives Karolek and Lolek. It is also used in other European languages, among them Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French and German.
Variations
Carl, Charles
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