Carolyn

Carolyn

Infobox Given Name Revised
name = Carolyn


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pronunciation = KER-o-lin
gender = Feminine
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origin = Italian and English
related names = Caroline, Charles
footnotes =
:"See Carl (name) or Sue for information about the name."

Carolyn is a female name in English speaking countries, originally an alteration of the more ancient name Caroline. Caroline itself is one of the feminine forms of Charles, which goes back to a Germanic word that meant "free man".

People

Notable people named Carolyn include:

*Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy, political family member
*Carolyn Dando, New Zealand actress
*Carolyn Jones, actress
*Carolyn Keene, literary pseudonym


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