Caro

Diminuitve of Carol or Caroline, English, French ,"free man"

"free man"

Caro Origin and Meaning

The name Caro is a girl's name of Italian, British origin meaning "free man".

Upper-crusty nickname occasionally used in Britain, particularly in 1930s novels featuring significant garden party scenes, but eclipsed here by Carrie et al.

Caro Rank in US Top 1000

# 946 in the US

Popularity of the name Caro

• 1951 Nameberry 2025

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Famous People Named Caro

• Caro Emerald stage name of Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw, Dutch pop and jazz singer
• Caro Dana (Blymyer) Dawes 2nd Lady of the U.S. as wife of VP Charles Dawes
• Caro Josée (born José Caro Tollenaar) German pop singer
• Caro Ramsay Scottish crime novelist
• Caro Crawford Brown American journalist
• Isabelle Caro French model

The name Caro in Pop Culture

• Caro Rhett mentioned,only character in "Gone with the Wind"
• Caro Ru Lushe character in anime Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha StrikerS
• Caro male dragon character in video game Mortal Kombat: Armageddon