Carolyn - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Carolyn \c(a)-rol-yn, car(o)-lyn\ is a variant of Carol (English) and Caroline (French, Latin, Italian). See for meaning of Carolyn. See also Harolyn.

The baby name Carolyn sounds like Carlyn, Carrolyn, Carolynn, Carolin, Karolyn, Carollyn, Carolyne, Carolan, Carilyn and Caralyn. Other similar baby names are Caroly and Darolyn.

Carolyn is a very common first name for women (#42 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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