Károly
Gendermasculine
Language(s)Hungarian
Name dayJanuary 28, November 4
Other gender
FeminineKarola, Karolina
Origin
Language(s)Germanic
MeaningFree man
Other names
Nickname(s)Karcsi
Cognate(s)Carolus
Anglicisation(s)Charles

Károly is a common Hungarian male given name. It is also sometimes found as a Hungarian surname. The origin of this name is the Turkic Karul, which means hawk. Nowadays Károly is considered the equivalent of English Karl or Charles (because the Latin Carolus is very close to Károly).[1]

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References

  1. Fercsik Erzsébet – Raátz Judit: Keresztnevek enciklopédiája – Budapest 2009, ISBN 9789639902183
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