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Carolyn

Gender: F Popularity: this week. Origin of Carolyn: Variation of Caroline Meaning of Carolyn: "free man" Carolyn's Popularity in 2012: #769

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The phonetic Carolyn spelling,which was very popular from the 1920s to the sixties, has been steadily on the wane while Caroline herself has stayed strong.

Carolyn Keene was the pseudonymous author of the Nancy Drew Books; Carolyn Jones played Morticia Adams on TV.

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Famous People Named Carolyn

Carolyn Shoemaker, American astronomer
Carolyn Hart, American mystery writer
Carolyn Francis, American musician
Carolyn Kizer, Pulitzer-Prize winning American poet
Carolyn Murphy, American model and host of "Project Runway All Stars"

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Carolyn Burnham, character in the film "American Beauty"

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