Given the reference text, what is the female equivalent of Karl?
Carol is used as a female name, Carl or Karl is the male version of the name, although in contemporary Western usage it is more commonly used for females. It is a European continental spelling of the English Charles, the Germanic Carl, and the Latin Carolus, and can also be a short version of the name Caroline. Spelling variations include Carole.
Carol (sometimes Carole and other variations) is used a female name for Carl or Karl.
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Carol is used as a female name, Carl or Karl is the male version of the name, although in contemporary Western usage it is more commonly used for females. It is a European continental spelling of the English Charles, the Germanic Carl, and the Latin Carolus, and can also be a short version of the name Caroline. Spelling variations include Carole.
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Given the reference text, what is the female equivalent of Karl?

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Carol (sometimes Carole and other variations) is used a female name for Carl or Karl.
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