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Carolyn is a female given name, a variant of caroline. Other spellings include carolin, karolyn, carolyne, carolynn or carolynne. Caroline itself is one of the feminine forms of charles.

Complete 2021 information on the meaning of carolyn, its origin, history, pronunciation, popularity, variants and more as a baby girl name. Carolyn (pronounced kair-uh-lin) smells a bit like freedom wrapped in jasmine—no surprise, since her roots stretch back to the germanic karl, meaning free person. The name carolyn is of english origin and is derived from the masculine name charles, meaning free man or manly. it is a feminine variation of the name caroline and carries similar.