Carolyn name - Meaning of Carolyn

Carolyn name - Meaning of Carolyn

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Gender
Feminine
Lucky Number
7
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Usage
English, Germanic
Pronounced
KER-ə-lin, KAR-ə-lin
Carolyn Meaning
Variant of Caroline. Carolyn is a variant of Caroline. Caroline originates in Germanic languages and means "free woman". It is a feminine form of Carolus, ultimately derived from Charles. Caroline has been one of the most popular feminine given names over centuries and in various spelling in different countries around the world. It was a popular name within royalty, including several queens of Great Britain. Caroline was also the name of Napoleon Bonaparte"s younger sister.

Carolyn Related Names
Variants: Carlyn, Caroline, Karolyn, Karolin
Diminutives: Calleigh, Callie, Cari, Carol, Carrie, Carry, Caryl, Kallie, Karrie
Other Languages: Charlize (Afrikaans), Carolina (Ancient Germanic), Carla (Catalan), Karla, Karolina, Lina (Croatian), Karolína, Kája (Czech), Caroline, Karla, Karolina, Karoline, Ina, Lina, Line (Danish), Carla, Carola, Carolien, Caroline, Lien (Dutch), Karoliina, Liina (Finnish), Carole, Caroline (French), Carla, Carola, Carolin, Caroline, Karla, Karolina, Karoline, Ina (German), Karola, Karolina, Lili (Hungarian), Carla, Carola, Carolina, Lina (Italian), Karolina, Lina (Lithuanian), Karolina (Macedonian), Caroline, Karla, Karolina, Karoline, Ina, Lina, Line (Norwegian), Karolina, Kaja (Polish), Carla, Carolina (Portuguese), Karolina (Slovene), Carla, Carolina (Spanish), Carola, Carolina, Caroline, Karla, Karolina, Ina, Lina (Swedish)

Carolyn Celebrities
Carolyn Boyd - published author, Carolyn Chute - writer, Carolyn Clark - published author, Carolyn Ferrell - writer, Carolyn Gage - writer, Carolyn Hart - published author, Carolyn Johnson - musician, Carolyn Kizer - writer, Carolyn Murphy - model,


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