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♀ Karel (girl)
What does Karel mean?
Karel 
as a girls' name (also used as boys' name Karel) has its root in Old German, and the meaning of the name Karel is "free man". Karel is a version of Carol (Old German): originally a male name.
STARTS WITH Kar-
Variations
VARIANTS Keryl, Kerryl, Kerril, Karyll, Karyl, Karryll, Karryl, Karole, Karol▼, Caryll, Caryle, Caryl▼, Carroll▼, Carrol▼, Caroll, Carole▼, Cariel, Carel
RELATED FORMS VIA CAROL Carely, Carey▼, Cari▼, Carla▼, Carley▼, Carly▼, Caro, Carola, Caroly, Carri, Carry, Cary▼, Charyl, Kari▼, Karla▼, Karleen, Karli▼, Karlie
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Kairel, ..
(male) Kadre, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Karel Marian (K.M.), ..
How popular is Karel?
Karel is an uncommonly occurring given name for women but a very prominent last name for all people (#25123 out of 150436, Top 17%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Karel was first listed in 1940-1949 and reached its apex position of #1421 in the U.S. in the 1940s, but is not found in the list currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Carey, Cari, Carla (#1022 FROM RECENT DATA), Carley (#1443), Carly (#483), Caro, Carol (#1788), Carola, Carole, Caroll, Carri, Carrol, Carroll, Carry, Cary, Caryl, Kari (#1569), Karla (#626), Karleen, Karli (#1831), Karlie (#1054), Karol, Karole and Karyl are the popular alternative forms of Karel appearing in the Top 2000. Adoption of these relations of Karel was at its peak 8 decades ago (MEDIAN #1317) and is now much less (#1752, 95% LESS USAGE), with versions such as Kari becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Karel is alike in pronunciation to Coral, Karielle, Koral and Korall. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Barbel, Batel, Darel, Darrel, Gael, Gayel, Hazel▼, Janel▼, Jayel, Kace, Kacee, Kacey, Kade, Kaeli, Kalea, Kalee▼, Kalei, Kalen, Kamea, Kara▼, Karah, Karas, Karee, Kareen, Karen▼, Karena, Karene, Karess, Karie▼, Karin▼, Karis, Karlee, Karlen, Karley, Karlla, Karly▼, Karma, Karmel, Karmela, Karon▼, Karra, Karren, Karri▼, Karrla, Karry, Kary, Karys, Kasee, Kasey▼, Kate▼, Katee, Katell, Katriel, Keree, Keren, Kore, Koree, Koren, Korey, Kyel, Lael, Laurel, Lorel, Madel, Mariel▼, Marvel▼, Merel, Orel, Rahel, Rakel and Sharel. These names tend to be more commonly used than Karel.
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