Etymology

Karlsson

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Today it means: A surname from Swedish. Full definition →

Swedish Karlsson
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  1. Swedish · borrowed fromKarlsson“son of Karl”
  2. English todayKarlsson

Borrowed from Swedish Karlsson (“son of Karl”). Doublet of Carlson and Charlson.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.