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What does Carilyn mean?
Carilyn 
as a name for girls is of Old German origin, and Carilyn means "free man". Carilyn is an alternate form of Caroline (Old German): from the French variant of Carolina.
Variations
VARIANTS Karolynne, Karolynn, Karolyne, Karolyn, Karoline, Karolin, Karilynn, Karilyn, Karelyn, Karalynne, Karalyn, Karaline, Karaleen, Carrolyn, Carolynne, Carolynn▼, Carolyne, Carolyn▼, Carollyn, Carolin, Carolein, Carolanne, Carolann▼, Carolan, Carilynne, Carileen, Caralynn, Caralyne, Caralyn, Caraline, Caralin, Caraleen
OTHER FORMS VIA CAROLINE Cari▼, Carilena, Carla▼, Carlan, Carleen, Carlein, Carlen, Carlene▼, Carley▼, Carlin, Carlina, Carline, Carllen, Carly▼, Carlyn, Carlyna, Carlyne, Carlynn, Carlynne, Carol▼, Carola, Carole▼, Carolina, Caroll, Carry, Cary▼, Charlyne, Karlen, Karolyna
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Carilyn Zelda (C.Z.), ..
How popular is Carilyn?
Carilyn is a rare first name for women. Carilyn is an equally rare last name for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Which version is better?
Popular variation forms of Carilyn (NOT RANKED) are Cari, Carla (#1022 IN 2018), Carleen, Carlene, Carley (#1443), Carline, Carly (#483), Carlyn, Carol (#1788), Carola, Carolann, Carole, Carolin, Carolina (#425), Caroline (#55), Caroll, Carolyn (#860), Carolyne, Carolynn, Carolynne, Carry, Cary, Charlyne, Karoline (#1893) and Karolyn. Other forms, like Carlein, are uncommon. Adoption of these relations of Carilyn reached its peak in the 1940s (ADOPTION OF 3.86%) and is now significantly diminished (ADOPTION 0.38%, DOWN 90.1%). Caroline has generally been popular among parents, while versions like Carlene have become less popular. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Similar Names
Carilyn is alike in pronunciation to Carolien, Carylon, Coralin, Coralyn, Coralyne, Karalynn and Kerilyn. Other recommended sound-alike names are Caelyn▼, Cailen, Cailin, Cailyn▼, Cailynn, Caitlyn▼, Calyn, Carely, Carilis, Carin, Carlana, Carlena, Carling, Carlye, Carolena, Caroly, Caroyln, Carryn, Caryn▼, Catelyn, Catlyn, Caylyn, Charalin (see Cherilyn), Charalyn, Charelin (see Cherilyn), Charelyn, Charelynn (see Cherilyn), Charilyn, Charilynn (see Cherilyn), Charlyn, Charlynn, Cheralyn, Cherilin, Cherilyn, Cherilynn, Cherlyn, Cherrilyn, Cherylyn, Darlyn, Darolyn, Darylyn, Harolyn, Jamilyn, Jerilyn▼, Kailyn, Karlyn, Katilyn, Laralyn, Lorilyn, Madilyn▲, Maralyn, Marcilyn, Marelyn, Marilin, Marillyn, Marilyn▼, Marilynn▼, Marlyn▼, Marrilyn, Marylyn, Saralyn, Tamilyn and Taralyn. These names tend to be more commonly used than Carilyn.
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