| Group info: | | Language of origin: | Old High German |
| Info about origin, female: | diminutive of Charles and thus also a female form of this name |
| Info about origin, female: | the variant Carol is probably chosen by parents because of the common English word carol (Christmas song) |
| Info about origin, male: | old Germanic name |
| | known from the famous king Charles the Great, also called Charlemagne (8th/9th century AD) |
| | only in the 19th century the name became really popular |
| Words: | karal = the man, the husband Old High German |
| Topics: | Words |
| Variants' top ranks: | 1:Charlotte Australia 2023, 1:Carl Denmark 2023, 1:Karl Sweden 2014, 2:Lotte Netherlands 2007, 2:Karlo Croatia 2008, 3:Carlos Colombia 2011, 4:Carolina Portugal 2020, 4:Charlie England+Wales 2012, 4:Caroline Denmark 2008, 4:Karolína Czechia 2012 |
| Somehow related to: | Charles |
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| Name variants: All variants, grouped by language of use | | Language | Female Variants | Male Variants |
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| German | Carla, Carola, Carolin, Carolina, Carolyn, Charlott, Charlotte, Karla, Karlotta, Karola, Karolin, Karolina, Karoline, Lotte, Lotti | Carl, Karl |
| French | Carole, Caroline, Charlene, Charlène, Charline, Charlott, Charlotte | Charles |
| Dutch | Carolien, Lien, Lot | Karel |
| Scandinavian | Charlotta, Karla, Lotta | Kalle, Karl |
| Spanish | Carlota, Carolina | Carlito, Carlos |
| English | Carla, Carlee, Carleigh, Carley, Carli, Carlie, Carly, Carol, Carola, Carolina, Caroline, Carolyn, Carolyne, Carri, Carrie, Carry, Charla, Charlee, Charleen, Charleigh, Charlene, Charley, Charli, Charlie, Charlott, Charlotte, Karlee, Karley, Karli, Karlie, Karly, Karol, Lottie | Carl, Charles, Charlie, Charly, Chaz, Chuck, Kale |
| Italian | Carla, Carlina, Carlotta, Carolina | Carlo |
| Portuguese | Carla, Carolina | Carlito, Carlos |
| Serbo-Croatian | | Karlo |
| Latvian | | Karlis |
| Hungarian | | Károly |
| Polish | | Karol |
| Finnish | Karoliina | Kaarlo |
| Czech | Karolína | Karel |
| Latinized | Karola | Carolus |
| Hawaii | | Kale |
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| Name variants: 55 female and 19 male name variants, sorted by name and gender | | Name | Languages of Use |
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| Carla | German, Portuguese, Italian, English |
| Carlee | English |
| Carleigh | English |
| Carley | English |
| Carli | English |
| Carlie | English |
| Carlina | Italian |
| Carlota | Spanish |
| Carlotta | Italian |
| Carly | English |
| Carol | English |
| Carola | German, English |
| Carole | French |
| Carolien | Dutch |
| Carolin | German |
| Carolina | German, Spanish, Portuguese, English, Italian |
| Caroline | English, French |
| Carolyn | German, English |
| Carolyne | English |
| Carri | English |
| Carrie | English |
| Carry | English |
| Charla | English |
| Charlee | English |
| Charleen | English |
| Charleigh | English |
| Charlene | French, English |
| Charlène | French |
| Charley | English |
| Charli | English |
| Charlie | English |
| Charline | French |
| Charlott | German, French, English |
| Charlotta | Scandinavian |
| Charlotte | German, French, English |
| Karla | German, Scandinavian |
| Karlee | English |
| Karley | English |
| Karli | English |
| Karlie | English |
| Karlotta | German |
| Karly | English |
| Karol | English |
| Karola | German, Latinized |
| Karoliina | Finnish |
| Karolin | German |
| Karolina | German |
| Karolína | Czech |
| Karoline | German |
| Lien | Dutch |
| Lot | Dutch |
| Lotta | Scandinavian |
| Lotte | German |
| Lotti | German |
| Lottie | English |
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