Names

Diminutive of Caroline.

Used by Margaret Mitchell in her novel Gone with the Wind (1936), where it is a combination of Caroline and Irene.

From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of the Gaelic surname Ó Corraidhín meaning “descendant of Corraidhín”.

Latin form of the Greek name Καρπός (Karpos), which meant “fruit, profits”. The name is mentioned briefly in the New Testament in the second epistle of Timothy.

Derived from Welsh caru meaning “to love”.

Variant of Caroline.

Latin form of Charles.

French feminine form of Carolus.

Latinate feminine form of Carolus. This is the name of two American states: North and South Carolina. They were named for Charles I, king of England.

German feminine form of Carolus.