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Karl-Frederik

Component meanings: “man, husband, freeman” + (“peace” + “king”)

Language context for this entry: Danish

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Origin: Not established
1 language context: Danish
Follow the evidence: 5 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Karl-Frederik

Karl-Frederik is a masculine given name. It combines Karl (“man, husband, freeman”) and Frederik (“peace” + “king”), as cited on those names' pages.

Component meanings in the sources

Reported meaning

Component meanings: “man, husband, freeman” + (“peace” + “king”)

These meanings are reported for the names joined in this compound. Their individual pages provide the source accounts.

Sources for this account (5)

Wikidata Q19803138CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: Karl-FrederikCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: Karl-FrederikCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
NameStoria: Karl (cited meaning “man, husband, freeman”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Frederik (cited meaning “peace + king”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

02 / Across borders

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Documented as a given name in Danish.

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03 / By the numbers

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04 / Through time

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06 / Behind the facts

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Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms5

Wikidata Q19803138CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: Karl-FrederikCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: Karl-FrederikCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
NameStoria: Karl (cited meaning “man, husband, freeman”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Frederik (cited meaning “peace + king”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

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About Karl-Frederik

Karl-Frederik is a masculine given name. It combines Karl (“man, husband, freeman”) and Frederik (“peace” + “king”), as cited on those names' pages.

Component meanings in the sources

Reported meaning

Component meanings: “man, husband, freeman” + (“peace” + “king”)

These meanings are reported for the names joined in this compound. Their individual pages provide the source accounts.

Sources for this account (5)

Wikidata Q19803138CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: Karl-FrederikCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: Karl-FrederikCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
NameStoria: Karl (cited meaning “man, husband, freeman”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Frederik (cited meaning “peace + king”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

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Denmark

Language records

Documented as a given name in Danish.

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Sources for this page

Review status: Source-reported — no editorial review recorded yet. Last data change 2026-10-15.

Name origins & languageDictionaries, name records and related forms5

Wikidata Q19803138CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Greek Wiktionary: Karl-FrederikCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
Turkish Wiktionary: Karl-FrederikCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-14
NameStoria: Karl (cited meaning “man, husband, freeman”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Frederik (cited meaning “peace + king”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

Wiktionary text: CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikidata: CC0. Commons recordings retain their individual file licences. Complete attribution is available in each group above and alongside each chart.

Karl-Frederik

About Karl-Frederik

Component meanings in the sources

Where Karl-Frederik is used

Across borders

Denmark

Popularity over time

History

Karl-Friedrich

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Karl-Frederik

About Karl-Frederik

Component meanings in the sources

Where Karl-Frederik is used

Across borders

Denmark

Popularity over time

History

Karl-Friedrich

A name worth keeping.

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A story to pass on.

About Karl-Frederik

Component meanings in the sources

Where Karl-Frederik is used

Across borders

Denmark

Popularity over time

History

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Karl-Friedrich

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A story to pass on.

About Karl-Frederik

Component meanings in the sources

Where Karl-Frederik is used

Across borders

Denmark

Popularity over time

History

Related names

Different forms. Shared stories.

Meet the family

Related names in the catalogue

Karl-Friedrich

A name worth keeping.

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