Carolina

Popular

A girl's name meaning man.

Approved in Portugal. Carolina is on the official IRN list of names you can register. In the national top 10 of 2025.

Origin

Latinate feminine form of Carolus, the Latin equivalent of Charles, which comes from the Germanic Karl, derived from an element meaning "man" (related to Proto-Germanic karlaz).

Story

The name spread through Europe as the feminine form of Carlos/Charles, tied to several European monarchs of that name; the US states of North and South Carolina were named after Charles I of England, which helped popularize the form Carolina in English. In Portugal, Carolina has been one of the most given girl names in recent decades.

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Sources & references

List of admitted given names · IRN · irn.justica.gov.pt (approved-name list & birth statistics)
Behind the Name · Carolina
Behind the Name · Charles