Carolynn
Meaning
variant of Carolyn/Caroline, feminine of Carolus (see Charles, from karl "man")
Carolynn around the world
One shared root links 24 names across 7 languages.
Shared root: from Germanic karl "man", Latinized as Carolus and spread everywhere by Charlemagne's fame
The constellation
16 more branches of this family
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Carolynn peaked in the 1940s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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