Kerl

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of carl. alt-of, alternative
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kerl (“freeman of non-aristocratic descent”).

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