First names in Hebrew

First name Carl: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קרל

Gematria value: 330

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Carl is written קרל

Carl is the German and Scandinavian form of Charles.

Meaning and origin

What does Carl mean?

Meaning: "free man"
Origin: Germanic

Charles comes from the Germanic karl, "man, free man". It is the name of Charlemagne, of ten kings of France and of three kings of England, including the present king. Charlie is its English pet form, Carlos its Spanish form, Carl and Karl its German forms.

Gematria

Carl = 330

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. קרל has 3 letters:

• קthe letter Kuf100
• רthe letter Resh200
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total330

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf to the letter Lamed

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Carl, from ק to ל:

קֶשֶׁת גִּבֹּרִים חַתִּים וְנִכְשָׁלִים אָזְרוּ חָיִל׃

“The bow of the mighty is broken, and those who stumbled are girded with strength.”

1 Samuel 2:4

The book of your first name

Carl, in nine pages

• Carl, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Carl
• Carl, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Carl in three answers

How do you write Carl in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Carl is written קרל. Carl is the German and Scandinavian form of Charles.

What is the gematria value of Carl?
Written קרל, Carl is worth 330: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Carl mean?
Free man (origin: Germanic). Charles comes from the Germanic karl, "man, free man". It is the name of Charlemagne, of ten kings of France and of three kings of England, including the present king. Charlie is its English pet form, Carlos its Spanish form, Carl and Karl its German forms.