Comments for the name Carol (1)

This was the name of a powerful hurricane in 1954. Because it was damaging, the name "Carol" was retired, and won't be used as a hurricane name for a long time, if ever again.

When I was in elementary school, when we misbehaved we were sent to the "caroles", which were a line of desks with high sides where we would sit and write "I will not _______" over and over. This was in Northern NY in the 1980s. Interestingly, my mom's name is Carol and the association always seemed a little fitting!

The author of "Alice In Wonderland" - Luis Carol.

Carol Lombard - an actress of the 1930's.

There are novelists named Carol Goodman, Carol Higgins Clark and Carol O'Connell.

Carol Thatcher is a famous bearer.

Feminist poet: Carol Ann Duffy.
You should just read some of her work - pretty gruesome and totally anti-male! This woman is scary but rocks!

I used to love the name Carol until my cousin Josh started calling my brother Carl that. Now I'm not too big on the name anymore. I do like it better spelled Carole though.

Carol McCormick is Kenny's mom in the show South Park.

Carol is a too-old fashioned name for me. I prefer Carolyn or Caroline, but not Carol.

Carol Ellis is the author of three of the books in the series: The New Adventures of Mary-Kate and Ashley.

A famous bearer of this name is American singer and actress Carol Channing (born on January 31, 1921 in Seattle, Washington). She's best known for her Broadway roles as Lorelei Lee in "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" and Dolly Gallagher Levi in "Hello, Dolly!". She received an Academy Award nomination for her role in the 1967 film "Thoroughly Modern Millie".

This name is ok, but sounds very similar to Karen.

A famous male bearer of this name was the English film director Carol Reed, best known for directing The Third Man.

This name is very boring and common for a girl, but for a boy, it sounds quite unique and masculine, for some reason.

Carol is famous advertisement for wearing safety goggles. (Carol never wore her safety goggles. Now she doesn't need them).

I just love this name for a boy~ It's a bit whimsical, but not overly feminine.

So pretty. Makes me think of... well, a carol. A song, a melody.

It looks better spelled this way rather than "Carole" I think. The e at the end looks unnecessary and pretentious, so if you pick this name, you should probably just stick with Carol.

Actress Carol Dempster (1901-1991).