Carolina (name)

Carolina is a feminine given name in Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch and French. Pronounced kah-ro-LEE-nah (Italian, Spanish and Portuguese), ker-ə-LIEN-ə (English), kar-ə-LIEN-ə (English), Kah-ro-li-nah (Dutch). From the masculine name Carolus which is Latin for Charles (English). Carolina generally means 'free man' or 'freeholder' but can also mean 'song of happiness or joy' from a French origin.

Variants of the name

• Carla (Dutch, English, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish)
• Carol (English)
• Caroline (English)
• Carolyn (English)
• Coraline (Latin)
• Karol (Slavic)
• Karolina (Slavic, Polish, Czech, Swedish)
• Karoliina (Finnish)
• Carola (German, Swedish)
• Carlynn (Italian)
• Carolynn (Italian)
• Carry (Italian)
• Karleen (German)
• Karlina (German)
• Carlota (Spanish, Portuguese)
• Carlotta (Italian)
• Carly (English)

Nicknames

• Lina
• Caro
• Carito
• Cary
• Care
• Carrie
• Carol
• Carrot

People with the name include

• Carolina Herrera (disambiguation)
• Carolina Klüft, Swedish athlete
• Carolina Östberg, Swedish opera singer

Places with the name include

• North Carolina U.S State
• South Carolina U.S State
• Carolina, Alabama City
• Carolina, Rhode Island City
• Carolina (Maranhão) City in Brazil
• Carolina, Mpumalanga City in South Africa
• Carolina, Suriname City

External links

1. http://www.thinkbabynames.com/meaning/0/Carolina
2. http://www.quickbabynames.com/meaning-of-Carolina.html
3. http://www.behindthename.com/name/carolina