What does Carol mean?

Carol means "carol; man, free man"

How do we pronounce Carol?

Carol \ca-rol, car-ol\ is a female's name. It consists of 5 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Carol used as a name boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced KEHR-ahL 1.

1 Pronunciation for Carol: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)"

What is the origin of Carol?

Carol's origin is English and Germanic, and its use, English. English origin: Derived literally from the ordinary word carol. The name has often been bestowed upon children born around the Christmas season. In addition, Carol is an English shortening of the English, French, and Scandinavian nicknames for Caroline. The name Carol is used to a great extent; it has 98 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name consist of Caral name, Carall name variations, name Carell origin, name Carelle origin, baby name Carey, what does the name Cari mean, Cariel name variations, Caril meaning of name, what does the name Carile mean, nicknames for Carill, Carleen meaning of name, Carlene meaning and origin, Carley name, Carlina name popularity, Carline name variations, short names for Carlita, short names for Carlota, Carlyn meaning and origin, what does the name Carlynn mean, Carlynne name popularity, name Caro meaning, Carolee definition, Caroleigh definition, nicknames for Carolena, name Carolenia, what does the name Caroli mean, name Carolie, what does the name Carolin mean, name Carolinda meaning, name Carolla, what does the name Carolle mean, Caroly meaning of name, Carolynn meaning and origin, meaning of Carolynne, baby name Carral, short names for Carrall, Carrel meaning of name, name Carrell meaning, Carrelle pronounciation, Carri meaning, name Carril meaning, Carrill name, Carrola name variations, Carrolyn meaning of name, name Carry, Cary meaning, Caryll definition, what does the name Carylle mean, Charla name variations, name Charleen origin, Charlena meaning, Charlotta meaning of name, Charmain pronounciation, baby name Charmaine, Charmian meaning of name, Charmion pronounciation, nicknames for Charyl, Cherlyn meaning of name, name Cheryl meaning, name Karel meaning, Karelle name popularity, Kari name variations, Karinka definition, short names for Karleen, Karli pronounciation, Karlie name variations, Karlina name, Karlotta name variations, Karolina name popularity, short names for Karrole, meaning of Karyll, Kerril definition, Kerryl name popularity, Keryl definition, meaning of Loleta, baby name Lotta, baby name Lotte, name Lotti meaning, nicknames for Sharleen, name Sharlene meaning, short names for Sharline, and Sharmain pronounciation. Other English forms consist of the diminutive Carrie definition, and the spelling variants name Carel origin, Carole meaning of name (used in French as well), meaning of Caroll, Carrol meaning, Carroll meaning and origin, nicknames for Caryl (used in Latin as well), name Caryle origin, baby name Karol (used in Slavic as well), Karole name popularity, and Karyl meaning and origin. Forms used in foreign languages consist of the Latin Carla name variations, the Spanish Carola pronounciation, the Finnish meaning of Kalle, the Hawaiian nicknames for Kalola, and the Slavic short names for Karoll.

The following famous people share the name Carol:

  • Author Carol Collodi, born Carlo Lorenzini 1826 - 26 October 1890, Florence, Italy
  • Comedian Carol Burnett, born 26 April 1933, San Antonio, Texas
  • Singer Carol Channing, born 31 January 1921, Seattle, Washington
  • US Senator Carol Moseley-Braun, born Carol Moseley 16 August 1947, Chicago, Illinois.

List of baby names Carol:

the English and French Carole definition, the English Carrol name popularity, the English Carroll name variations, the English name Caryle meaning, the name Keryl name, the name name Caral origin, the name Carall meaning, the English Carel definition, the name Carell pronounciation, the name Carelle name popularity, the name Caril meaning, the name Carile definition, the name Carill pronounciation, the English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Latin, and Scandinavian name Carla meaning, the name Carlah name popularity, the English Carlee meaning of name, the name short names for Carleh, the English short names for Carleigh, the name nicknames for Carlette, and the English name Carley meaning.

The baby name Carol fun facts:

The name Carol in reverse order is "Lorac".

The numerological value of the name Carol is number 4 and 22, which means a foundation, order, service, struggle against limits, steady growth+ The Master Builder, large endeavors, powerful force, leadership.

How popular is Carol?

Carol is in the top names in USA.

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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames