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Where does “Károly” come from?

Károly (Hungarian) comes from German Karl, from German -chen, from Middle High German -echen.

Ancestry of “Károly”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKarl—
2German-chennowadays the most common suffix to create a...
3Middle High German-echen—

Words derived from “Károly”

  • Karcsi
  • Károlyváros
Every word from Middle High German -echen →