Carolina is a feminine given name in Italian, English, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Catalan, Swedish, derived from the masculine name Carolus which is Latin for Charles, generally meaning 'free man'[1][2] or 'freeholder'.
Variations
- Karolina (Indonesian, Polish, Slovenian, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German)
- Karolína (Czech, Slovak)
- Каролина (Bulgarian)
- Carolina (Italian, English, Indonesian Spanish, Portuguese)
- Karna (Swedish)[3]
- Καρολίνα (Greek)[4]
List of notable people with the given name Carolina
- Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria (1752–1814), Queen of Naples and Sicily
- Carolina Barco (born 1951), Colombian-American diplomat
- Carolina del Castillo Díaz (1867–1933), Spanish painter
- Carolina Duer (born 1978), Argentine world champion boxer
- Carolina Falkholt, Swedish artist, graffiti writer and musician
- Carolina Gaitán, Colombian television actress
- Carolina Gómez (born 1974), Colombian actress, presenter and model
- Carolina Gómez (cyclist) (born 1992), Argentine cyclist
- Carolina Gynning, Swedish model
- Carolina Granberg (1818–1884), Swedish ballerina
- Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914–1977), Brazilian writer
- Carolina Herrera (born 1939), Venezuelan fashion designer
- Carolina Huidobro (c. 1859–1909), Chilean teacher and suffragist
- Carolina Klüft, Swedish athlete
- Carolina Kostner, Italian figure skater
- Carolina Luzzatto (1837–1919), Italian journalist and writer
- Carolina Marín, professional badminton player from Spain
- Carolina Moraes (born 1980), Brazilian synchronized swimmer
- Carolina Miranda (disambiguation)
- Carolina Oliphant, Lady Nairne, a Scottish songwriter
- Carolina Östberg, Swedish opera singer
- Karolina Pelendritou (born 1986), Greek-Cypriot visually impaired swimmer
- Carolina Darias San Sebastián, Spanish politician
- Carolina Santo Domingo, American fashion designer
- Carolina Telechea (born 1981), Catalan politician
- Carolina Marcelino (born 1984), Brazilian female researcher and computer scientist
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Carolina
- All pages with titles containing Carolina
- Carolina (disambiguation)
- Carlina (name)
- Carolena Carstens
- Karolina (given name)
Notes
- ^ "Carolina | Name Meaning & Origin | Girl Name Carolina | Baby Names World". babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "Carolina: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Carolina | Baby Name Wizard". babynamewizard.com. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ^ "Karna betydelse - Svenska namn". svenskanamn.alltforforaldrar.se (in Swedish).
- ^ "Κάρολος - Καρολίνα". Ονοματολόγιο (in Greek).
External links
- "Carolina – meaning of Carolina name". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- "Carolina, Meaning of Carolina, What Does Carolina Mean?". quickbabynames.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- Mike Campbell. "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Carolina". behindthename.com. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
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