Carolina (name)

Carolina

Pronunciation	English: /ˌkærəˈlaɪnə/ KARR-ə-LY-nə Czech: [ˈkaroliːna] Dutch: [kaːroːˈlinaː] Italian: [karoˈliːna] European Portuguese: [kɐɾuˈlinɐ] Brazilian Portuguese: [kaɾoˈlinɐ] Spanish: [kaɾoˈlina]
Gender	Female
Language(s)	Spanish, English, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan and Swedish
Other gender
Masculine	Carolus
Origin
Language(s)	Latin, from Germanic
Meaning	'freeholder', 'song of joy', 'strong', ‘beautiful’
Other names
Related names	Caroline, Carolyn

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 (Polish, Slovenian, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German)
• Karolína (Czech, Slovak)
• Каролина (Bulgarian)
• Carolina (Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese)
• Karna (Swedish)[3]
• Καρολίνα (Greek)[4]

Notable people

• Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria (1752–1814), Queen of Naples and Sicily
• Carolina Barco (born 1951), Colombian-American diplomat
• Carolina Duer (born 1978), Argentine world champion boxer
• Carolina Estrada (born 1979), Spanish pianist
• 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 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 (name)

Notes

1. "Carolina | Name Meaning & Origin | Girl Name Carolina | Baby Names World". babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
2. "Carolina: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Carolina | Baby Name Wizard". babynamewizard.com. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
3. "Karna betydelse - Svenska namn". svenskanamn.alltforforaldrar.se (in Swedish).
4. "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.