Carol
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- //ˈkæ.ɹəl//
A female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the middle of the 20th century.
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A female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the middle of the 20th century.
Carol is fifteen years old and I'm sixteen. Her name is really Caroline, but she hates it and wants to be called Carol - it's so much prettier.
Oh! Carol, I am but a fool / Darling, I love you, though you treat me cruel
"Holly, would you mind if I named my little girl 'Holly'? I mean, it's right around Christmas time, and I always think of holly with Christmas. I like the name Carol, too, like Christmas carol. I heard once that the name Carol means 'song of joy'".
Étymologie
Shortened from Caroline. Associated by folk etymology with the English noun carol.
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A male given name from the Germanic languages.
This table shows the curious fact that little Prince Carol of Roumania (who is at once the great-grandson and the third cousin of Queen Victoria) has a better hereditary right to the British Throne than Her Majesty.
What splendid names for boys there are! There's Carol like a rolling car […]
Étymologie
Shortened from Latin Carolus; also an Anglicization of Romanian Carol, or Polish or Slovak Karol, all cognates of the English Charles.
Formes
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Carol · A female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the middle of the 20th century.
Carole · A female given name from French, variant of CarolCarolina · A female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline;…caroline · An old silver coin of Italy.