Carolyn is a ♀ girl name.
Carolyn is a variant of the name Caroline, which is a diminutive of Karla and derived from the boy’s name Karl.
Carolyn means “free woman” (from Middle Low German “kerle”) and “beloved” or “valuable” (from Spanish “caro”).
Based on the frequency of positive ratings, we can analyze how popular names are in different countries. The name Carolyn is currently ranked #9781 on the name leaderboard.
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