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Carolin
How to Pronounce Carolin
Pronounced KAIR-uh-lin /ˈkær.ə.lɪn/Medium
Meaning: Carolin is a spelling of Caroline (or the German Karolin), a feminine of Charles from the Germanic karl, 'free man'. It inherits Caroline's 'free woman' sense with a trimmed, continental-looking ending.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
Carolin is a slimmer spelling of Caroline, matching the German and Scandinavian Karolin. Both are feminine forms of Charles, from the Germanic karl, 'free man', so Carolin means, in effect, 'free woman'. The dropped final e gives it a crisp, European air.
In American records it appears steadily but modestly through the twentieth century, with a small high around 1942, always in the shadow of the fuller Caroline and Carolyn. A girl named Carolin may be of several generations, and the spelling reads as a tidy heritage alternative to the classic.
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What does the name Carolin mean?
Carolin is a variant of Caroline, a feminine of Charles, from Germanic karl, 'free man'.
How do you pronounce Carolin?
It's said KAIR-uh-lin /ˈkær.ə.lɪn/ - three syllables, stress on the first.
Is Carolin a boy or girl name?
Carolin is used as a girl's name.
How popular is Carolin?
Carolin was always a minor spelling of Caroline, with a modest high in the early nineteen-forties.