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Carolina
PronunciationEnglish: /ˌkærəˈlnə/ KARR-ə-LY-nə
Czech: [ˈkaroliːna]
Dutch: [kaːroːˈlinaː]
Italian: [karoˈliːna]
European Portuguese: [kɐɾuˈlinɐ]
Brazilian Portuguese: [kaɾoˈlinɐ]
Spanish: [kaɾoˈlina]
GenderFemale
Language(s)Spanish, English, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan and Swedish
Other gender
MasculineCarolus
Origin
Language(s) Latin, from Germanic
Meaning'freeholder', 'song of joy', 'strong', ‘beautiful’
Other names
Related names Caroline, Carolyn

Carolina is a feminine given name in Spanish, English, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan and Swedish, derived from the masculine name Carolus which is Latin for Charles, generally meaning 'free man' [1] [2] or 'freeholder'.

Variations

  • Karolina (Polish, Slovenian, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German)
  • Karolína (Czech, Slovak)
  • Каролина (Bulgarian)
  • Carolina (Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese)
  • Karna (Swedish) [3]
  • Καρολίνα (Greek) [4]

Notable people

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "Carolina | Name Meaning & Origin | Girl Name Carolina | Baby Names World". babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
  2. ^ "Carolina: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Carolina | Baby Name Wizard". babynamewizard.com. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
  3. ^ Svenska namn
  4. ^ https://www.onomatologio.gr/%CE%9F%CE%BD%CF%8C%CE%BC%CE%B1%CF%84%CE%B1/%CE%9A%CE%AC%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82-%CE%9A%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%BF%CE%BB%CE%AF%CE%BD%CE%B1 [ bare URL]