Carolina (name)
title: "Carolina (name)" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["spanish-feminine-given-names", "portuguese-feminine-given-names", "italian-feminine-given-names", "feminine-given-names", "catalan-feminine-given-names", "english-feminine-given-names", "dutch-feminine-given-names", "swedish-feminine-given-names"] topic_path: "geography/spain" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carolina_(name)" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Carolina |
| pronunciation |
| | gender | Female | | masculine | Carolus | | meaning | 'freeholder', 'song of joy', 'strong', ‘beautiful’ | | language | Spanish, English, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan and Swedish | | languageorigin | Latin, from Germanic | | related names | Caroline, Carolyn | ::
| name = Carolina | image = | caption = | romanisation = | pronunciation =
| gender = Female | masculine = Carolus | feminine = | meaning = 'freeholder', 'song of joy', 'strong', ‘beautiful’ | motto = | region = | language = Spanish, English, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan and Swedish | languageorigin = Latin, from Germanic | origin = | alternative spelling = | nickname = | shortform = | petname = | variant forms = | related names = Caroline, Carolyn | cognate = | anglicisation = | name day = | derived = | derivative = | derivation = | seealso = | popularity = | footnotes = }} 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' or 'freeholder'.
Variations
- Karolina (Indonesian, Polish, Slovenian, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German)
- Karolína (Czech, Slovak)
- Каролина (Bulgarian)
- Carolina (Italian, English, Indonesian Spanish, Portuguese)
- Karna (Swedish)
- Καρολίνα (Greek)
List of notable people with the given name Carolina
- Carolina Albuquerque (born 1984), Portuguese marketeer and data scientist
- Carolina Amesty (born 1994), American politician
- Carolina Barco (born 1951), Colombian-American diplomat
- Carolina Benedetti, Colombian mathematician and educator
- Carolina Contreras, Dominican businesswoman
- Carolina del Castillo Díaz (1867–1933), Spanish painter
- Carolina Dieckmann (born 1978), Brazilian actress
- Carolina Duer (born 1978), Argentine world champion boxer
- 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 Hiller (born 1997), Canadian speed skater
- Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914–1977), Brazilian writer
- Carolina Herrera (born 1939), Venezuelan fashion designer
- Carolina Huidobro (c. 1859–1909), Chilean teacher and suffragist
- 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 Ravassa (born 1985), Colombian actress
- Carolina Darias San Sebastián, Spanish politician
- Carolina Santo Domingo, American fashion designer
- Carolina Spreti (born 1999), know professionally as Caro Wow, Italian singer-songwriter
- Carolina Telechea (born 1981), Catalan politician
- Carolina Marcelino (born 1984), Brazilian female researcher and computer scientist
Notes
References
- "Carolina | Name Meaning & Origin | Girl Name Carolina | Baby Names World". babynamesworld.parentsconnect.com.
- "Carolina: Meaning, Popularity, Origin of Baby Name Carolina | Baby Name Wizard". babynamewizard.com.
- "Karna betydelse - Svenska namn".
- "Κάρολος - Καρολίνα".
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