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What does Carolyn mean?
Carolyn 
▼ as a girls' name is pronounced KARE-a-line, KARE-a-lin. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Carolyn is "free man". A 19th-century name which is either a variant of Caroline, or a blend of Carol and Lyn.
ASSOCIATED WITH 19th century, blend
Variations
VARIANTS Carolien, Carolynn▼, Caroyln, Carrie▼, Carylon, Karolyn, Karolynn
SEE ALSO Harolyn
OTHER FORMS VIA CAROL, CAROLINE, LYN Caraleen, Caralin, Caraline, Caralyn, Caralyne, Caralynn, Carel, Carely, Carey▼, Carileen, Carilena, Carilis, Carilyn, Carilynne, Carla▼, Carlan, Carleen, Carlein, Carlen, Carlene▼, Carley▼, Carlin, Carlina, Carline, Carllen, Carly▼, Carlyn, Carlyna, Carlyne, Carlynn, Carlynne, Caro, Carol▼, Carola, Carolan, Carolann▼, Carolanne, Carole▼, Carolee, Carolein, Carolena, Caroliana, Carolin, Carolina, Carolinda, Caroline▲, Caroll, Carollyn, Caroly, Carolyne, Carolynne, Carrol▼, Carrola, Carroll▼, Carrolyn, Carry, Cary▼, Caryl▼, Caryle, Caryll, Charlyne, Cherlyn, Karalyn, Karelyn, Karilyn, Karilynn, Karlen, Karol▼, Karole, Karolin, Karolina, Karoline, Karolyna, Karolyne, Karolynne
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Carolyn Emeline (C.E.), ..
How popular is Carolyn?
Carolyn is a very prominent first name for women (#42 out of 4276, Top 1%) and a slightly less prominent last name for all people (#109915 out of 150436, Top 73%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Carolyn reached its top position of #12 in the U.S. during the years 1940-1949, and is currently at #860. (TOP BABY NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Caroline (#55 IN 2018), Carolina (#425), Carly (#483), Carla (#1022), Carley (#1443), Carrie (#1768), Carol (#1788), Karoline (#1893), Karolina (#1910), Cary, Carroll, Carry, Cherlyn, Caryl, Carylon, Charlyne, Karol, Karole, Karolyn, Carrol, Carey, Carolynne, Carolynn, Carolyne, Caroll, Carolin, Carolee, Carole, Carolann, Carola, Caro, Carlyn, Carline, Carlene, Carleen and Lyn are the popular variation forms of Carolyn (#860). Other variants, like Carrolyn, are seldom used. Usage of these forms of Carolyn was common among parents 78 years ago (AVERAGE #1096) and has become significantly lower since (#1774, DOWN 90.1%), with forms like Carla falling out of fashion. Caroline is the most trendy girl name here.
Similar Names
Carolyn▼ is alike in pronunciation to Coralin, Coralyn, Coralyne, Karalynn and Kerilyn. Other recommended sound-alike names are Caelyn▼, Cailyn▼, Caitlyn▼, Calyn, Carlana, Carlena, Carling, Carlye, Caron, Caronn (see Karen), Carryn, Caryn▼, Catelyn, Catlyn, Caylyn, Charalin (see Cherilyn), Charalyn, Charelin (see Cherilyn), Charelyn, Charelynn (see Cherilyn), Charilyn, Charilynn (see Cherilyn), Charlyn, Charlynn, Cheralyn, Cherilyn, Cherylyn, Darlyn, Darolyn, Darylyn, Jacolyn, Karlyn, Laralyn, Maralyn, Marelyn, Marilyn▼, Marlyn▼, Marylyn, Saralyn, Sharolyn and Taralyn. These names tend to be less commonly used than Carolyn.
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