What does Caroline mean?

Caroline means "man, free man; coral"

How do we pronounce Caroline?

Caroline \ca-ro-li-ne, car-ol-ine\ is a female's name. It consists of 8 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Caroline is pronounced in English as KAERahLayN, KAERahLihN, KEHRahLayN or KEHRahLihN, in French as KaeRowLIYN 1.

1 Pronunciation for Caroline: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AY as in "side (S.AY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" List of Famous Persons - 3 namesList of Known (Famous, Infamous, Neutral) Persons - 4 names

What is the origin of Caroline?

Caroline's language of origin is Germanic. It is used predominantly in English, French, and Scandinavian. Derived from the word karl with the meaning 'man, free man'. Carolina was the oldest feminine form of Charles; it developed from the Latin Carolinus, itself an elaboration of Carolus. The popularity of the name in the USA reflects a growing trend in using place or state names as baby names; North and South Carolina were themsleves named by King Charles II in honor of his father Charles I. The short form Carrie was promoted in the late 20th century by the Stephen King horror novel Carrie (1974), while the appearance of the fictional Carrie Bradshaw in the popular series Sex And the City (1998-2004) did not appear to increase its use as a name for babies. Caroline is an English, French, and Scandinavian form of the Dutch, English, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and German Carolina name popularity. Caroline can also be a form of the English and French short names for Coralie. Caroline is the feminine equivalent of the English and French Charles name. The name Caroline is widely used; it has 164 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name consist of Arline definition, Caralynna meaning of name, Caralynne pronounciation, nicknames for Caray, short names for Caree, Careen meaning, name Carel, baby name Carely, Carelyn definition, baby name Cari, short names for Carie, Cariel pronounciation, short names for Carileen, Carilena meaning and origin, Carilin definition, what does the name Cariline mean, nicknames for Carilis, nicknames for Carilyn, short names for Carilynn, Carilynne name popularity, short names for Carla (also used in Italian and Scandinavian), Carlan definition, name Carleen, Carleena name popularity, Carlen definition, short names for Carlena, name Carlene meaning, Carley pronounciation, Carli pronounciation, Carlie name, what does the name Carlina mean (also used in Scandinavian), Carlinda meaning of name, nicknames for Carline, name Carllen meaning, Carlota meaning of name (also used in Spanish), short names for Carlyna, name Carlyne, Carlynn name popularity, Carola meaning (also used in German), Carolan pronounciation, meaning of Carolann, name Carolanne origin, baby name Carole (also used in French), Carolean meaning and origin, Carolee name popularity, Caroleen meaning and origin, Caroleena pronounciation, Caroleina name popularity, Carolena name variations, name Carolene, what does the name Caroliana mean, Carolina name popularity (also used in German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish), Caroll pronounciation, meaning of Carollyn, what does the name Caroyln mean, Carree meaning of name, Carrey meaning and origin, Carrieann name variations, Carrol name variations, meaning of Carroleen, Carrolena pronounciation, baby name Carrolene, nicknames for Carrolin, Carroline pronounciation, Carroll meaning, Carrolynn meaning of name, name Carrolynne, Cary meaning, short names for Caryle, Carylon meaning, baby name Carylyn, Charla meaning of name, name Charleen, Charleena name variations, name Charlena meaning, baby name Charlene, nicknames for Charline, nicknames for Charlyne, meaning of Karaleen, Karalina name, name Karaline, Karelyn name popularity, name Kari origin (also used in Scandinavian), Karie pronounciation, nicknames for Karilyn, Karilynn name, Karla name variations (also used in Czech, German, and Scandinavian), Karleen name variations, Karlen pronounciation, Karlena meaning, Karli pronounciation, baby name Karlie, Karlina name popularity, Karly pronounciation, Karol meaning and origin, Karole meaning and origin, Karolina name variations (also used in Czech, German, Hungarian, Polish, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Karoline meaning and origin (also used in German, Scandinavian, and Slavic), Karolyna name, baby name Karolyne, Karolynne name variations, name Karyl meaning, what does the name Leena mean, Line meaning and origin (also used in German), Sharla meaning of name, Sharleen name variations, short names for Sharlene, Sharline meaning of name, and Sharlyne name. Other English forms consist of the shortenings Caro meaning of name, nicknames for Carol, and Lina name variations (also used in Finnish, German, and Hungarian), the familiar forms short names for Caddy, name Callie, meaning of Carly, short names for Carlyn, Carri name, Carrie definition, Carry name popularity, short names for Caryl, and Roline name popularity, and the spelling variants Caralin meaning and origin, nicknames for Caraline, what does the name Caralyn mean, meaning of Carolin (also used in German), Carolyn name variations (also used in German), Carolyne definition, Carolynn pronounciation, name Carolynne, short names for Carrolyn, Karalyn meaning and origin, Karalynne meaning and origin, Karolyn name, and Karolynn pronounciation. Forms used in foreign languages consist of the Dutch name Carlein, the Scandinavian name Carlera, the Dutch what does the name Carlijn mean, the Scandinavian what does the name Carlita mean, the Italian Carlotta meaning of name, the Dutch Carolien name popularity, the Scandinavian Carolinda meaning, the French and German Charlotte meaning and origin, the Polish name Ina meaning, the Polish name Inka meaning, the Polish Kaja meaning and origin, the Scandinavian Karila name variations, the Dutch meaning of Karlein, the Latvian nicknames for Karlene, the Dutch short names for Karlijn, the Czech name Karlinka, the Scandinavian short names for Karlita, the Czech, German, and Latinized Karola pronounciation, the Finnish Karoliina meaning and origin, the German and Polish name Karolin meaning, the Polish name Karolinka meaning, the Czech Karolína meaning, the German Linchen meaning of name, the Hungarian nicknames for Linka, the Spanish baby name Lola, the Spanish Lolita name popularity, the German name Lotchen meaning, the Scandinavian what does the name Lotta mean, and the Spanish name Tota meaning. The shortening Carlin meaning of name (Latin) is another foreign form. Caroline is a popular baby girl name. The name grew in popularity from the 1950s up to the 2000s. Its usage peaked in 2000 with 0.252% of baby girls being named Caroline. It was #65 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a decline in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #88 with a usage of 0.171%, but it was nevertheless the 2nd most popular after name Charlotte origin, among all girl names in its family. It was 60% more widely used than Caroline in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Caroline:

  • Firefighter Caroline Paul, born 29 July 1963, New York, New York
  • Political Relative Caroline Kennedy, born 27 November 1957, New York, New York
  • Royalty Princess Caroline, born 23 January 1957.

List of baby names Caroline:

the English short names for Caraline, the name Caralynn meaning of name, the name meaning of Caralynne, the English Carolyne name variations, the name name Carrolene meaning, the name name Carylyn, the English Karalynne name, the English baby name Caralin, the English name Caralyn meaning, the name Carelyn meaning and origin, the English what does the name Carileen mean, the name Carilin name popularity, the name Cariline pronounciation, the name short names for Carilyn, the English Carlana pronounciation, the English Carleen meaning, the English Carlene name, the name baby name Carlyna, the name Carolan name, and the English Carolann meaning of name.

The baby name Caroline fun facts:

The name Caroline in reverse order is "Enilorac".

The numerological value of the name Caroline is number 5, which means expansiveness, visionary, adventure, the constructive use of freedom.

How popular is Caroline?

Caroline is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.24%
20130.23%
20120.19%
20110.19%
20100.19%
20090.20%
20080.19%
20070.18%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames