Words that come from Old High German “karal”

84 words across 21 languages descend from Old High German karal — including Charles, Carolina, Charlie, Charlotte, Karl, Charleston, Caroline, Carlos.

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English (31)

Cebuano (7)

Japanese (6)

French (5)

Hawaiian (5)

Italian (4)

Danish (3)

German (3)

Old French (3)

Latin (2)

Russian (2)

Greenlandic (2)

Spanish (2)

Portuguese (2)

Swedish (1)

Catalan (1)

Latvian (1)

Marshallese (1)

Chinese (1)

Persian (1)

Scots (1)