Karel - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Karel \k(a)-rel\, also used as girl's name Karel, is a variant of Carl (Old German), Charles (Old German) and Karl (Old German), and the meaning of Karel is "free man".

The baby name Karel sounds like Carel, Karol and Karrel. Other similar baby names are Karmel, Darel, Harel, Jarel and Kael.

Karel is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#40344 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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