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Karl Peter

Component meanings: “man, husband, freeman” + “stone, rock”

Language context for this entry: German

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1 language context: German
Follow the evidence: 3 cited sources Source-reported

01 / Meaning & origin

About Karl Peter

Karl Peter is a masculine given name documented in German. It combines Karl (“man, husband, freeman”) and Peter (“stone, rock”), as cited on those names' pages.

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Reported meaning

Component meanings: “man, husband, freeman” + “stone, rock”

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

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Wikidata Q30058575CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Karl (cited meaning “man, husband, freeman”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Peter (cited meaning “stone, rock”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

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Wikidata Q30058575CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Karl (cited meaning “man, husband, freeman”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Peter (cited meaning “stone, rock”)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 Peter

Karl Peter is a masculine given name documented in German. It combines Karl (“man, husband, freeman”) and Peter (“stone, rock”), as cited on those names' pages.

Component meanings in the sources

Reported meaning

Component meanings: “man, husband, freeman” + “stone, rock”

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

Sources for this account (3)

Wikidata Q30058575CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Karl (cited meaning “man, husband, freeman”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Peter (cited meaning “stone, rock”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15

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Germany

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Documented as a given name in German.

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4 of 4 countries

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 forms3

Wikidata Q30058575CC0-1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Karl (cited meaning “man, husband, freeman”)see the cited name page · retrieved 2026-10-15
NameStoria: Peter (cited meaning “stone, rock”)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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A story to pass on.

About Karl Peter

Component meanings in the sources

Where Karl Peter is used

Across borders

Germany

Popularity over time

History

Related names

A name worth keeping.

Sources for this page