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Carlea
How to Pronounce Carlea
Pronounced car-LEE-uh /kɑrˈliː.ə/Low
Meaning: Carlea is a modern American elaboration of Carla or Carly, feminine forms of Carl, from a Germanic root meaning free man. The added -lea gives it a lyrical three-beat lift.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Carlea is a late twentieth-century feminine elaboration built on Carla and Carly, which trace back through Carl to a Germanic word for a free man. It belongs to the era's fondness for stretching short names into flowing three-syllable forms.
It was never common, given to only about twenty girls a year even at its high in the mid nineteen-nineties. A girl named Carlea then would be around thirty today.
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What does the name Carlea mean?
It is a modern elaboration of Carla or Carly, feminine forms of Carl, meaning free man.
How do you pronounce Carlea?
It is said car-LEE-uh /kɑrˈliː.ə/, three syllables with the stress in the middle.
Is Carlea a boy or girl name?
Carlea has been used as a girl's name.
How popular is Carlea?
It has always been rare, given to only about twenty girls a year at its high in the mid nineteen-nineties.