Carolyn

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Carolyn

/ˈkɛɹəlɪn/ US
/ˈkæɹəlɪn/ UK

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A variant of Caroline with -lyn.

proper noun

A female given name from the Germanic languages, a variant of Caroline used since the 19th century. He never called me "Carolyn" until long after I'd stopped studying with him. It was always "Caroline", as in his Jardin aux Lilas. When at Juilliard he first learned my name, he snorted "How affected!" I was surprised. "Carolyn" affected? "Caroline" not? I'd always thought it was the other way aroun

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Closest in meaning: carolina, caroline, carol, karoline, karolyn, carole, carolyne, carolynne, carlen, carly, carleen, carrin, carolynn, carolan, carlin, carrie

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name female given name

中文	卡羅琳 /卡罗琳 Kǎluólín

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@misc{carolyn_2026,
  title = {Carolyn},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/carolyn},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}