Comments for CAROLINE:

I love the name Caroline, but I wish it meant something other than 'man', you know?

-- PeacieFreak13  6/3/2005

To the above poster: Caroline doesn't mean 'man'. When a name is feminized, the meaning is also feminized. Caroline means 'woman'.

-- Mommy2B  7/4/2005

A masculine name may be feminized, however, the meaning of the name NEVER changes.

-- Anonymous User  7/31/2005

My name is Caroline, and everywhere I have looked it has always said that Caroline means "Beautiful Woman" if that is any consolation to the one upset about the "man" connotation.

-- Little-Beeps  12/3/2005

Caroline is the feminine form of Charles. It is also from a German root meaning "strong, song, melody, and woman".

-- kastlewalls  8/19/2005

Well, ok. I like this meaning much better!

-- PeacieFreak13  8/26/2005

A famous bearer of this is comedienne and actress Caroline Rhea (born April 13, 1964). She is most famous for her role as Aunt Hilda on "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" which also starred the now pregnant Melissa Joan (Catherine) Hart (Willkerson), Beth Broderick, and Nick Bakay from 1996 to 2003. In 2002, she took over Rosie O'Donnell's talk show, which became "The Caroline Rhea Show", which was cancelled after its first full season. She appeared on an episode of "The Drew Carey Show" as Drew's girlfriend and has most recently been the host of NBC Universal's reality television show "The Biggest Loser", which begins its second season very shortly.

-- AndrewJKD  9/9/2005

The mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, the writer of the Little House books, was named Caroline. She also happened to be a character in the autobiographical series.

-- Wordsmith14  10/23/2005

Princess Caroline of Monaco, an etereal fashion and beauty icon.

-- frangg23  11/15/2005

I once read this poem about the name...

Caroline - Meaning Melody

You're so melodicious and sing like a bird,
Any other comparision would be absurd.
In fact you look and sound so nice,
You could only be a bird of paradise!

-- Caz  11/16/2005

I love the name Caroline, it makes me feel so happy!

-- Anonymous User  12/6/2005

Caroline is Kate Hudson's character in the movie Skeleton Key.

-- Anonymous User  3/5/2006

Caroline is a likable name but in high school I knew a horribly catty and snotty girl named Caroline so this name makes me think of her and her type of attitude.

-- puella_blu  3/14/2006

Caroline Kennedy, Daughter of the U.S President John F. Kennedy and Jaqueline.

Caroline Bingly from the book "Pride and Prejudice". Mr Bingly's sister

Caroline Ribeiro Magalhaes, model.

-- Little-Beeps  3/20/2006

Caroline Trentini is a popular Brazillian model that has been in campaigns for brands such as Valentino and in magazines like Vouge.

-- khaotickharma  4/24/2006

A member of the Irish family band the Corrs. It is her, her 2 sisters Sharon and Andrea, and her brother Jim.

-- ClaireCFC  6/2/2006

This is the most beautiful name a girl could ever have. I am in love with the name Caroline. She will be my first daughter.

-- Akua Topaz  7/7/2006

Caroline is such a beautiful, feminine name. I'd love it, if I had a second or third daughter (for the record, I don't have one, yet.) My only problem is, a lot of people mispronounce it ca-ro-lyn. It loses its beauty that way, in my opinion. Also, a cute nickname would be "Cari."

-- LoveTheNameMackenzie  8/9/2006

I have a friend with this name and she pronounces it like Carolyn.

-- Anonymous User  8/22/2006

Listen to the German pronunciation of Caroline here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html.

-- _satu_  9/3/2006

I have a sister named Caroline and we call her "Lina" (pronounced with a long I, not like "Lena") for short. I think it's a very beautiful name.

-- glukumalon  9/10/2006

This is not only the name of Laura Ingalls Wilder's mother - it was also her sister Carrie's name, except she was never referred to as Caroline, probably because she and the mother would have been confused.

-- Clesthaven  9/17/2006

In Sweden we pronounce it the original French way, kah-ro-LEEN. It is also spelt Karolin, but Caroline is the most common spelling.

-- Ylva  9/18/2006

Caroline of Brunswick was the wife of King George IV of the United Kingdom, and the mother of the ill-fated Princess of Wales, Princess Charlotte.

-- Zinoviya  10/17/2006

Caroline is my name and it does indeed mean "Beautiful Woman". It's in a bunch of name books and other sites, despite the fact that it comes from the name Charles. I love my name, and the name it came from (I have something for boys named Charlie, maybe it's because of my name?). Everytime I have a new teacher or a substitute they call me Carolyn, which I cannot stand. They are two totally different names and I think Carolyn is much less beautiful sounding. My friends call me Carrow (a Celtic name sounding just like Caro, which I hated the spelling of), Ca-row, or Crow. Also, my Italian teacher (from italy) and voice teacher (from Lithuania) call me Carolina.

-- Imber  11/2/2006

My name is Caroline (care-o-line) and I don't like it because it's sounds too old for a 13 year old (which is what I am). It's a beautiful name and I'll appreciate more when I'm older.

-- redsfan805  11/3/2006

This is my name. I like it because I'm the only one in the school with it, but many of my teachers pronounce it Carolyn. It is very annoying.

-- Sylvanist  11/20/2006

Caroline isn't a very common name and the people who have it are just as rare as the name. Just like my little sister.

-- kwebberag  11/30/2006

This quite a pretty name. It will certainly grow up with the child. One can envision a baby Caroline, an 8-year-old Caroline, a teenaged Caroline, an adult Caroline, and an elderly Caroline with ease.

-- wordybookworm  12/23/2006

Caroline Keene is the pen name of the many authors of the Nancy Drew books.

-- Anonymous User  1/11/2007

It's very funny, because when I was born back in 1985, it was simply a joke to name your child Caroline or Karoline. But now it's more popular than ever. Getting very common in Denmark.

-- elliebeth  2/8/2007

My cousin is named Caroline but everybody calls her Carrie. It's an okay name but I prefer Carolina.

-- Anonymous User  3/24/2007

In the film Chocolat there is a character called Caroline played by Carrie-Ann Moss. Caroline is very protective of her son because his dad died & she doesn't get on with her mum.

-- ClaireCFC  4/5/2007

My mate is called Carolina but we call her Caz, so much easier I'll say!

-- Luangi  4/7/2007

Feminising a name does not change the meaning. It is still related to the word 'man' whether you want it to be or not. I believe the original meaning of Carl was more at 'free man' than 'man,' so I guess you can interpret it as meaning free with 'man' part being twisted into something like 'strong,' perhaps, but it still doesn't really mean woman.

-- Anonymous User  4/9/2007

Pretty name!

-- CharlieRob  5/9/2007

I've always liked the name Caroline, and my mother's middle name before she was married was Carol, so I think it would be a good name, both because I like it and it respects my mom, for my daughter.

-- Anonymous User  5/19/2007

A meaning of Caroline is "a free woman", it also comes from Carl that means King.

-- Anonymous User  7/19/2007

One of my favourite names! I love how lyrical it sounds.

-- Lizdebiz  8/2/2007

The name Caroline is in the Outkast song, Roses. Sadly, it is used in a rude way.

-- FairyGirl  8/9/2007

It's way too popular, and makes me think of a snobby, mean little girl.

-- Anonymous User  8/16/2007

I've always been told that Caroline means free woman since Carolus was a name given to a free man (with that meaning.) I know that the origin holds the meaning 'man' but since it's a feminized name I would still think that it could be considered to mean woman.

-- CSwe  10/5/2007

The mother of famous author Laura Ingalls Wilder, Caroline "Ma" Ingalls (nee Quiner), was the wife of Charles Ingalls and mother of 5 children (the 4 girls were the surviving): Mary Ingalls, Laura, Carrie (who's full name was also Caroline), Freddy(who died as an infant), and Grace.

She was in all of the 'Little House' series of books and portrayed by Karen Grassle in the famous television series in the '70's-'80's, and the character of Caroline also appeared in many miniseries and movies based on the life of The Ingalls Family. In the show, Caroline is pronounced caro-LYN

-- Sarah Elizabeth  10/31/2007

In English pronunciation the name Caroline is not pronounced KER-o-lien. It is always pronounced KAR-o-lien. I also have to agree with many of the comments about being called Carolyn instead of Caroline. It's incredible laziness to not listen to how a name is pronounced. I grew up as the only Caroline in my school, but there were many Carolyns. So I got lumbered with that, and I loathe the name Carolyn. Just awful.

-- Anonymous User  11/15/2007

Common name in Scandinavia. We pronounce it CAROH-Lih-neh.

-- Anonymous User  11/27/2007

Great name.

-- Marilyn Monroe  11/28/2007

Caroline Grace Elizabeth Williams is one of the female singers in the Christian band PureNRG. She sings alongside Jordan Ryan Yates and Carolyne Myers.

Carolyne (pronounced as Caroline) Myers is another singer in the band PureNRG. Her name is actually Laura Carolyne Joyce Myers.

-- Patricia Underwood  2/18/2008

I hate this name. Somehow it always makes me picture a pretty but mean rich girl in a boarding school. I actually dislike the ending and prefer Carolyn, even though I'm not crazy about that name either.

-- slight night shiver  4/20/2008

Regal and feminine.

-- Wednesday Addams  4/26/2008

I love the name Caroline. It's soft and feminine and not too popular. So we named our new baby Caroline and will call her Callie while she's little. It suits her beautifully.

-- iocaine  5/28/2008

Caroline is a very sweet, pretty and endearing name.

-- jaclyn_francesca  7/24/2008

My surname is Caroline, which I think is pretty weird. I actually agree with people who associate the name with rich snobs, mostly because my family, especially extended family, can be very snobby. I think it is a very pretty first name, but I am not overly fond of it, mostly because I get called Caroline by various teachers.

-- Anonymous User  8/2/2008

I hate the English pronunciation of this name. The French one is nice, though.

-- samarinezz  8/26/2008

Really ugly. It reminds me of a man-name, also it just reminds me of southern TPT.

-- eschantie  11/30/2008

I like the name, but only with the German spelling, Karoline. I also prefer the German pronunciation Kar-a-lee-neh. When pronounced by Americans, Caroline can become very harsh and spread (care-o-line).

-- upon_her_eyes  1/27/2009

This name is also used in The Netherlands and is pronounced kah-ro-LEEN. I only like the French/Dutch pronunciation of Caroline.

-- emmiix3  2/28/2009

In Gone with the Wind the name of Mrs. Meade (Dr. Meade's wife) is Caroline.

-- alberto  3/4/2009

From the song by Seventh Day Slumber, a Christian alternative band:
Caroline, let me wipe away your tears
And give you life, make you feel beautiful again
Caroline, don't throw it all away
I'm here tonight to take away your pain.

-- a_lovers_charm  5/22/2009

"Sweet Caroline", the Neil Diamond song!

-- meggsxx3  6/20/2009

A very sweet name. To date, I have had two close friends named Caroline, and they have both pronounced it CARE-o-line.

-- JadePenbrooke  6/29/2009

I prefer the CARO-lyn pronunciation. However this is great name.

-- enchy  8/10/2009

This is my name and I like it very much. It stands out in my family because most of my relative have traditional/commonly used names (ex. Mary, Ann, William, Joseph, etc.). The only issue is that I get called Carolyn more than Caroline, which can get annoying. While Carolyn is also a pretty name, they are different, albeit slightly.

-- Anonymous User  9/24/2009

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