Meaning and origin of Caroline

Caroline is a given name for women. Caroline may also refer to:

Caroline of Ansbach (1683–1737), queen consort of George II of Great Britain.
Caroline of Brunswick (1768–1821), queen consort of George IV of the United Kingdom.
Caroline, Princess of Hanover (born 1957), heir presumptive to the throne of Monaco.
Caroline Island, an uninhabited coral atoll in the central Pacific, part of Kiribati.
Caroline Islands an archipelago in the western Pacific, northeast of New Guinea.
The Caroline Affair, an 1837 border incident between the US and Canada (named after the steamer Caroline).
The Caroline Age, the period in English history covering the reign of Charles I, (1625-1649)
Caroline literature, English literature during the reign of Charles I (1625-1649)
The town of Caroline, New York.
Radio Caroline, a UK radio station.
Caroline Records, UK record label
Caroline Records, U.S. record label
Caroline Distribution
USS Arizona (1858), briefly named Caroline.
Caroline, a song by Australian roots band John Butler Trio
Caroline, a song by British rock band Status Quo
Caroline, a musician.
Caroline County, Virginia
Caroline County, Maryland
Carolean, a soldier of Charles XII
Caroline Reynolds, fictional Vice President of the United States on the television series Prison Break
Caroline, a fictional character in the novel "The Truth About Forever".

See also
Carolina
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Meaning and origin of Caroline

Origin: English
Meaning: Joy. Song of happiness. Also feminine variant of Charles: manly.
Origin: French
Meaning: Song of happiness.
Origin: Italian
Meaning: Strong. An Italian feminine form of Charles. Famous bearer: 18th century Caroline of Ansbach was the German wife of English King George II. Lady Caroline Lamb had a famous liaison with poet Lord Byron.
Origin: Scottish
Meaning: Feminine form of Charles: manly.
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Meaning and origin of Caroline

The girl's name Caroline \c(a)-roli-ne, car(o)-line\ is pronounced KARE-a-line, KARE-a-lin. It is of French, Latin and Italian origin. From the French form of Latin or Italian Carolina, a feminine derivative of Carolus (see Charles). A stately diminutive with royal connotations, brought to England by George II's queen. The name has a formal, aristocratic, old-fashioned aura. Carolan is an Irish surname. See also Cara, Charlotte, and Karol. Princess Caroline of Monaco; fashion designers Carolina Herrera, Carolyne Roehm; First Daughter Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg; comedian Caroline Rhea.
Caroline has 84 variant forms: Caraleen, Caraleena, Caraline, Caralyn, Caralyne, Caralynn, Carilyn, Carilynne, Carla, Carleen, Carleena, Carlen, Carlene, Carley,Carlin, Carlina, Carlita, Carlota, Carlotta, Carly, Carlyn, Carlyna, Carlyne, Carlynn, Carlynne, Caro, Carol, Carola, Carolan, Carolann, Carolanne, Carole, Caroliana, Carolin, Carolina, Carolyn, Carolyne, Carolynn, Carolynne, Carri, Carrie, Caroll, Carollyn, Cary, Charla, Charleen, Charleena, Charlena, Charlene, Charline, Charlyne, Ina, Karaleen, Karaleena, Karalina, Karaline, Karalyn, Karalynna, Karalynne, Karla, Karleen, Karlen, Karlena, Karlene, Karli, Karlie, Karlina, Karlinka, Karolina, Karoline, Karolinka, Karolyn, Karolyn, Karolyne, Karolynn, Karolynne, Leena, Lina, Sharla, Sharkeen, Sharlena, Sharlene, Sharline and Sharlyne.
For more information, see also related names Callie, Carey, Carlie, Charlesetta, Charmaine and Roline.
Baby names that sound like Caroline are Carline, Caralina, Karline, Carling, Carolinda, Carolena and Coraline.
Caroline is a very popular female first name and an uncommon surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census).
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Meaning and origin of Caroline

Caroline
English
Female
`joy
Meaning & Origin
Caroline is a English girl name.
The meaning of the name is `joy`.
Where is it used?
The name Caroline is mainly used in French and in English.
How do they say it elsewhere?
Charles (In English and in French)
Karolyn (In English)
Carlyn (In English)
Carolyn (In English
In combination with other names:
In English: Careen (F)
If it's too long people might use
In English: Carry
For the opposite sex use:
In Ancient Germanic (Latinized): Carolus (M)
See also
In Polish, Scandinavian and in Hungarian: Karolina
In Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and in English: Carolina
In German and in Danish: Karoline
In French: Carole
In Finnish: Karoliina
In English: Karrie
In English: Carola
In English: Carol
In English: Carrie (F)
In Other languages: Cari (F)
Statistics
The name Caroline was given to 4554 babies in the USA in 2004. Caroline was the number 162 name that year. In 2005, the name was given to 4311 babies making it the number 74 name that year.
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