Guy
Kerl ( Middle High German kerl , Karl 'man', 'husband', 'beloved')
- historical for free
- pejorative for villains or rabble, see Bursche #Beeutungswandel zum Pejorativ
- neutral, but also upward or downward, a young, mostly male, person, see boy # designations and etymology
- Lange Kerls , popularly for soldiers of the Old Prussian Infantry Regiment No. 6 from 1675/3
Guy is the family name of the following people:
- Bettina Kerl (* 1979), German actress
- Bruno Kerl (1824–1905), German university professor for mining and metallurgy, professor of metallurgy and chemical technology
- Felix Kerl (1802–1876), Bohemian manufacturer, wholesaler, partner and entrepreneur
- Felix Kerl (lyricist) (1923–2016), Austrian dialect poet
- Franz Anton Kerl (1770–1849), Bohemian merchant and spoon manufacturer
- Gustav Otto Kerl (1882–1962), German geodesist
- Helmut Kerl (* 1940), Austrian dermatologist
- Johann Kaspar von Kerl (1627–1693), German composer and court music director of Emperor Leopold I.
- Jürgen Austin-Kerl (* 1970), German long-distance runner
- Silke Kerl (* 1970), German beach volleyball player
- Torsten Kerl (* 1967), German opera and concert singer
- Wilhelm Kerl (1880–1945), Austrian dermatologist and university professor
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Wiktionary: Guy - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
