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“man, husband, freeman”
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01 / Meaning & origin
Kārlis is a masculine given name documented in Latvian. English Wiktionary traces it to Germanic. It is a form of Karl, for which English Wikipedia gives the meaning “man, husband, freeman”.
Separate records with matching spellings: Karlis (Danish, Finnish)
Meaning: “man, husband, freeman”
First recorded in 1638. Of Germanic origin. Cognate to English Charles.
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04 / Through time
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Prime Minister of Latvia and agronomist (1877-1942)
Latvian writer (1879–1945)
Latvian hockey player (1974-2011)
Latvian basketball player (born 1994)
Latvian composer (1835–1905)
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06 / Behind the facts
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