CAROLINA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Swedish
PRONOUNCED: kah-ro-LEE-nah (Italian, Spanish), ker-ə-LIEN-ə (English), kar-ə-LIEN-ə (English)   [key]
Meaning & History
Latinate feminine form of CAROLUS. This is the name of two American states: North and South Carolina. They were named for Charles I, king of England.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Caroline (English), Caroline, Karolina (Swedish)
DIMINUTIVES: Lina (Italian), Carrie, Carry, Ina, Lina, Cari, Karrie (English), Ina, Lina (Swedish)
MASCULINE FORMS: Carlo (Italian), Carlos (Spanish), Carlos (Portuguese), Carol (English)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Charlize (Afrikaans), Carla (Catalan), Karla, Karolina, Lina (Croatian), Karolína, Kája (Czech), Caroline, Karla, Karolina, Karoline, Charlotte, Ina, Lina, Line (Danish), Carla, Carola, Carolien, Caroline, Charlotte, Lien (Dutch), Karoliina, Liina (Finnish), Carole, Caroline, Charline, Charlotte (French), Carla, Carola, Carolin, Caroline, Karla, Karolina, Karoline, Charlotte, Ina, Karola (German), Karola, Karolina, Lili (Hungarian), Séarlait (Irish), Karolina, Lina (Lithuanian), Karolina (Macedonian), Caroline, Karla, Karolina, Karoline, Charlotte, Ina, Lina, Line (Norwegian), Karolina (Polish), Karolina (Slovene)
Popularity
United States  ranked #429 
Catalonia  - 
Chile  ranked #33 
Spain  ranked #54 
Sweden  -