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Caroline¹

  • /ˈkæɹ.əˌlaɪn/ Boston, New York City, UK
  • /ˈkɛɹ.əˌlaɪn/ US

Where it comes from

Learned borrowing from Latin carolīnus.

adjective

  1. not comparable Synonym of Carolean (“relating to the time of Kings Charles I and II of England or Charles III of the United Kingdom, or of the kings themselves”). For that poem, though in certain ‘strange and high’ qualities it is the inferior of the best jets of the Caroline genius, is one of the most faultless and perfect things in this or indeed in any period of English poetry, and may be said to impart the Caroline essence in a form that can be (in the me

    Similar: Carolean

noun Carolines

  1. Synonym of Carolean. The shooting star, which dissolved on reaching earth into dew or ‘jelly’, is very common with Carolines.

    Similar: Carolean

Caroline²

  • /ˈkæɹ.əˌlaɪn/ Boston, New York City, UK
  • /ˈkæɹ.əˌlɪn/ Boston, New York City, UK
  • /ˈkɛɹ.əˌlaɪn/ US

Where it comes from

Borrowed in the 17th century from French Caroline, from Italian Carolina or its etymon Latin Carolīna, from Latin Carolus (“Charles”), from Middle High German Karl, + -īna (feminine diminutive suffix). By surface analysis, Carol (male given name) + -ine (feminine diminutive suffix). Doublet of Carolina.

proper noun Carolines

  1. countable, uncountable A female given name from the Germanic languages. - - - gentle Sophias milk your cows, and if you ask a pretty smiling girl at a cottage door to tell you her name, the rosy lips lisp out Caroline. A great number of children, amongst the lower classes, are Carolines. That does not, however, wholly proceed from the love of the appellation; though I b
  2. countable, uncountable A town in Tompkins County, New York.
  3. countable, uncountable An unincorporated community in Venice Township, Seneca County, Ohio.
  4. countable, uncountable A census-designated place in the town of Grant, Shawano County, Wisconsin.
  5. countable, uncountable A hamlet in Clearwater County, Alberta, Canada.
  6. countable, uncountable A locality in South Australia; see District Council of Grant.
  7. countable, uncountable A rural locality north of Dipton, Southland, New Zealand.

caroline³

  • /ˈkæ.ɹəˌlaɪn/ UK
  • /ˈkɛɹ.əˌlaɪn/ US

noun carolines · carline

  1. historical An old silver coin of Italy. […] the publication of the book is permitted, and a tax of four carolines on each volume must be paid by the publisher. This sum is exorbitant, when we consider the cheapness of Italian books.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: christ, mrs, carol, lowery, carolina, carolyn, eli, karoline, karolina, karolyn, carla, carlie, carrie, carly, carole, carolyne

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name female given name

EspañolCarolina
中文卡羅琳 /卡罗琳 Kǎluólín
PortuguêsCarolina
FrançaisCaroline
DeutschCaroline
ItalianoCarolina
ΕλληνικάΚαρολίνα Karolína
РусскийКаролина Karolina

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@misc{caroline_2026,
  title = {caroline},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/caroline},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}