Carolina (name)

Carolina is a feminine given name in Spanish, English, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan and Swedish, derived from the masculine name Carolus which is Latin for Charles, generally meaning 'free man' or 'freeholder'.

Variations

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

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

External links

• "Carolina – meaning of Carolina name". thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
• "Carolina, Meaning of Carolina, What Does Carolina Mean?". quickbabynames.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-06. Retrieved 2014-09-06.
• Mike Campbell. "Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Carolina". behindthename.com. Retrieved 2014-09-06.

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