Gender Feminine
Usage Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Swedish
Pronounced Pron. ka-ro-LEE-na(Italian, Spanish) ka-roo-LEE-nə(Portuguese) kar-ə-LIE-nə(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
DiminutivesLina(Italian) Lina(Spanish) Cari, Carrie, Carry, Ina, Karrie, Lina(English) Ina, Lina(Swedish)
Masculine FormsCarolus, Karl(Ancient Germanic) Carlo(Italian) Carlos(Spanish) Carlos(Portuguese) Carl, Carol, Charles, Karl(English) Carl, Karl(Swedish)
Other Languages & CulturesCharlize(Afrikaans) Carla(Catalan) Karla, Karolina(Croatian) Karla, Karolína, Kája(Czech) Caroline, Karla, Karolina, Karoline, Charlotte, Ina, Lina, Line(Danish) Carla, Carola, Carolien, Caroline, Charlotte, Lien(Dutch) Karoliina, Iina, Liina(Finnish) Carole, Caroline, Charline, Charlotte, Line(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)