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What does Carlyn mean?
Carlyn 
as a name for girls is an Old German name, and the name Carlyn means "free man". Carlyn is a version of Carla (Old German). Carlyn is also a form of Carlene (Old German). Carlyn is also used as a form of Carol (Old German), and a variant of Caroline (Old German).
Variations
VARIANTS Karlynn, Karlyn, Karlin, Karlene, Karlen, Karlein, Karleen, Carlynne, Carlynn, Carlyne, Carllen, Carline, Carlin, Carlen, Carlein, Carleen, Carlan
OTHER FORMS VIA CARLA, CARLENE, CAROL, CAROLINE Caddy, Callie▲, Caraleen, Caralin, Caraline, Caralyn, Caralyne, Caralynn, Carel, Carely, Carey▼, Cari▼, Cariel, Carileen, Carilena, Carilis, Carilyn, Carilynne, Carlaena, Carlah, Carlana, Carle, Carleah, Carlee, Carleena, Carlena, Carlenna, Carleta, Carley▼, Carli▼, Carlia, Carlie, Carlina, Carlinda, Carlis, Carlisa, Carlise, Carlita, Carlla, Carlonda, Carlota, Carly▼, Carlyjo, Carlyna, Carlyse, Caro, Carola, Carolan, Carolann▼, Carole▼, Carolee, Carolein, Carolena, Carolin, Carolina, Caroll, Carollyn, Caroly, Carolyn▼, Carolyne, Carolynn▼, Carolynne, Carri, Carrie▼, Carrol▼, Carrolyn, Carry, Cary▼, Caryl▼, Caryle, Caryll, Charla▼, Charleen▼, Charlena, Charlene▼, Charline▼, Charlyne, Charyl, Cherlyn, Karalyn, Karelyn, Karilyn, Karilynn, Karla▼, Karlena, Karli▼, Karlie, Karlina, Karlla, Karolin, Karolyn, Karolyna, Karolyne, Karolynn, Karryl, Karyl, Sharlyne
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Carlyn Finnley (C.F.), ..
How popular is Carlyn?
Carlyn is a very popular first name for women (#2018 out of 4276, Top 47%) but a rare last name for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Carlyn was first listed in 1930-1939 and reached its top rank of #1197 in the U.S. during the years 1940-1949, but is not ranked currently. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Caroline (#55 LAST YEAR), Callie (#190), Carolina (#425), Carly (#483), Karla (#626), Carolyn (#860), Carla (#1022), Karlie (#1054), Carlee (#1068), Carlie (#1230), Carley (#1443), Carrie (#1768), Carol (#1788), Charlene (#1813), Karli (#1831), Carli (#1856), Cary, Caryl, Carry, Cherlyn, Charla, Charleen, Charline, Charlyne, Karleen, Karlene, Karolyn, Carrol, Caroll, Carri, Caro, Cari, Carleen, Carlene, Carline, Carlota, Carola, Carolynne, Carolann, Carole, Carolee, Carolin, Carey, Carolyne, Carolynn and Karyl are the popular related forms of Carlyn. Other variants, like Carileen, are seldom used. These forms of Carlyn were favored as birth names during the years 1940-1949 (AVERAGE #1154) and are now much less widespread (#1691, ▼86.6%), with forms like Carlene falling out of fashion. Caroline and Callie are two of the more chic girl names in this list.
Similar Names
Carlyn is pronounced similarly to Corlene, Karline and Karlyne. Other recommended sound-alike names are Caelan, Cailen, Cailin, Cailynn, Caitlyn▼, Calen, Calin, Cally, Calyn, Camryn, Carden, Cardin, Careen, Carin, Carlye, Carman, Carmin, Carmon, Carmy, Carmyna, Caroyln, Carryn, Carson, Carylon, Caryn▼, Carynn, Carys▼, Caylen, Caylyn, Charalin (see Cherilyn), Charelyn, Charelynn (see Cherilyn), Charlayne, Charlien, Charlyn, Cheralyn, Cherylyn, Coralin, Coralyn, Coralyne (see Coral), Coryn, Darolyn, Darylyn, Daryn, Fallyn, Faryn, Harolyn, Jaclyn▼, Jaelyn, Jaslyn, Jazlyn▲, Kaelyn▼, Kailyn, Kalyn▼, Kamlyn, Karryn, Madlyn, Marelyn, Marlin, Marlyn▼, Marlyne, Marlynn, Marlys▼, Marylyn, Maryn, Raelyn▲, Saralyn, Sharlyn, Taralyn, Taryn▼, Taylyn and Valyn. These names tend to be less commonly used than Carlyn.
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