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What does Karolyn mean?
Karolyn 
as a girls' name has its root in Old German, and the meaning of Karolyn is "free man". Karolyn is an alternate spelling of Caroline (Old German): from the French respelling of Carolina. Karolyn is also a variation of Carolyn (Old German). Karolyn is also used as a variation of Karolina (Slavic, Old German).
STARTS WITH Kar-
Variations
VARIANTS Karolynne, Karolynn, Karolyne, Karoline, Karolin, Karilynn, Karilyn, Karelyn, Karalynne, Karalyn, Karaline, Karaleen, Carylon, Carrolyn, Carolynne, Carolynn▼, Carolyne, Carollyn, Carolin, Carolien, Carolein, Carolanne, Carolann▼, Carolan, Carilynne, Carilyn, Carileen, Caralynn, Caralyne, Caralyn, Caraline, Caralin, Caraleen
OTHER FORMS VIA CAROLINE, CAROLYN, KAROLINA Carlan, Carlen, Carlin, Carllen, Carly▼, Carlyn, Carlyna, Carlyne, Carlynn, Carol▼, Carola, Carole▼, Carolina, Caroll, Caroyln, Karalina, Karalynna, Karla▼, Karleen, Karlein, Karlen, Karlena, Karlene, Karli▼, Karlie, Karlina, Karolinka, Karolyna
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
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MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Karolyn Viola (K.V.), ..
How popular is Karolyn?
Karolyn is a very prominent first name for women (#1626 out of 4276, Top 38%) but an unusual surname for all people. (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Karolyn was first listed in 1930-1939 and reached its peak rank of #668 in the U.S. in the 1940s, but is not listed at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Caroline (#55 A YEAR AGO), Carolina (#425), Carly (#483), Karla (#626), Carolyn (#860), Karlie (#1054), Carol (#1788), Karli (#1831), Karoline (#1893), Karolina (#1910), Carylon, Karlene, Karleen, Carolyne, Carolynne, Carolynn, Carlyn, Caroll, Carolin, Carole, Carolann and Carola are the prominent alternative forms of Karolyn listed in the Top 2000. Usage of these relations of Karolyn was widespread during the years 1940-1949 (ADOPTION OF 3.79%) and is now much diminished (ADOPTION 0.41%, ▼89.1%), with forms such as Carolynn going out of style. Caroline is more widely used than the rest.
Similar Names
Karolyn is pronounced similarly to Coralyn, Karalynn and Kerilyn. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Caroly, Darlyn, Darolyn, Darylyn, Harolyn, Jacolyn, Kaelyn▼, Kailyn, Kaitlyn▼, Kalyn▼, Kamlyn, Karlin, Karline, Karly▼, Karlye, Karlyn, Karlyne, Karlynn, Karmyn, Karol▼, Karole, Karon▼, Karryn, Karyn▼, Katelyn▼, Kathlyn, Katilyn, Katlyn▼, Kayelyn, Kaylyn▼, Laralyn, Maralyn, Marelyn, Marilyn▼, Marlyn▼, Marylyn, Saralyn, Sharolyn and Taralyn. These names tend to be less frequently used than Karolyn.
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