Carolyn

Carolyn \ca-ro-lyn, car-ol-yn\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Carolyn is also used as a meaning of boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced KAA-R-owLihN or KEHR-owLihN ¹.

¹ Pronunciation for Carolyn: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Carolyn?

Carolyn has its origins in the Germanic language. It is used largely in English and German. Carolyn is a spelling variant of the English, French, and Scandinavian Caroline name. Carolyn is an all-time favorite. Currently it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but not to the degree it was before. At the peak of its usage in 1942, 1.438% of baby girls were named Carolyn. It had a ranking of #10 then. The baby name has suffered a substantial decline in frequency since then, and is used only on a modest scale now. In 2010, it ranked at #741 with a usage of 0.019%. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Carolyn, name Caroline origin was the most widely used. It was more frequently used than Carolyn by 9 times in 2010. Carolyn has mainly been a baby girl name in the last century. There were 346 times more baby girls than boys who were named Carolyn in 1945.

The following famous people share the name Carolyn:

• Model Carolyn Murphy, born 11 August 1975, Walton Beach, Florida
• Political Relative Carolyn Bessette Kennedy, born 7 January 1966 - 16 July 1999, White Plains, New York
• Singer Carolyn Leonhart, born 10 July 1971, New York, New York.

List of baby names Carolyn:

the English and German what does the name Carolin mean, the English Carolynn name, the English baby name Carolynne, the English name Caralin meaning, the English Caraline pronounciation, the English baby name Caralyn, the name meaning of Caralynn, the name short names for Caralynne, the name nicknames for Carelyn, the English Carileen meaning, the name name Carilin meaning, the name nicknames for Cariline, the name Carilyn pronounciation, the English Carlana pronounciation, the English Carleen name, the English Carlene definition, the name Carlyna name variations, the name Carolan definition, the English Carolann meaning of name, and the name Carolanne meaning of name.

The baby name Carolyn fun facts:

The name Carolyn in reverse order is "Nylorac".

The numerological value of the name Carolyn is number 7, which means analysis, understanding, knowledge, awareness, studious, meditating.

How popular is Carolyn?

Carolyn is in the top names in USA.