Karel - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Karel \k(a)-rel\ is a variant of Carl, Charles and Karl.

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

Karel is a very rare male first name and a popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the boy's name Karel. Click here to compare Karel with related baby names.