CAROLINE  

Gender: F
Origin: French, feminine variation of CHARLES
Meaning: "free man"

Popularity in 2008: #94

Royal name with a well-earned patina. Caroline's only downside: it's quite straightlaced. Carolyn, while less formal, brings the name distinctly down-market. Associated with Caroline Kennedy, Princess of Camelot.

Variations:
Karaleen, Karolynn, Caralynna, Carileen, Carrolynn, Caroleena, Carli, Karaline, Carlynne, Carly, Carlyna, Charleena, Caryl, Carrolynne, Sharleen, Sharlene, Carroleen, Carolynne, Carilena, Carilyn, Karie, Karlena, Charlena, Carline, Carole, Charlyne, Cary, Carleena, Carlie, Karolyna, Caro, Carilin, Caroleen, Karalina, Caraleen, Sharline, Karleen, Carolina, Carrolene, Caraline, Carroline, Carlyne, Leena, Carrolin, Carolann, Karlina, Caroleina, Carlynn, Carley, Caraleena, Karolyn, Carrolyn, Caralyne, Carolyn, Caralynn, Cari, Karolynne, Carollyn, Cariline, Charlene, Caralyn, Karli, Carlena, Carlene, Karla, Sharla, Caralin, Carlyn, Carol, Carolena, Carolyne, Carroll, Sharlyne, Karaleena, Carlen, Karolyne, Carrolena, Carilynn, Carylynn, Charleen, Carola, Karalynne, Carylyn, Karalyn, Carilene, Carrie, Ina, Karlie, Carlin, Carylin, Karalynna, Kari, Carleen, Carri, Carilynne, Caralynne, Karlen, Charla, Carolynn, Carolin

International Variations:
Karolina, Karola (Czech) Karoliina (Finnish) Line, Lina, Karoline, Linchen (German) Karolinka (Polish) Karila, Carolinda (Swedish)

People who like Caroline also like:

Alice, Elizabeth, Kate, Claire, Genevieve, Julia, Leah, Lydia, Sophia, Victoria, Henry, Everett, Elliot, George, Beckett

Caroline is being discussed in our message boards:

• need a 3syllable name to go with ALMAZ
• Unexpected, soft, and pretty girl names?
• Caroline
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• name help... emily or mia?

Read Nameberry blog posts about Caroline:

• HAWAIIAN NAMES: Lush and lovely
• THE SECRET MEANING OF NAMES
• BABY NAME FEVER
• THE CLEMENTINE CLIQUE: Trendy names ending in 'ine'
• NAMING CHARACTERS: A Writer's Take On Names