 Meaning of name Carol
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Meaning  The name Carol has the following meaning: Very likely to have been derived from Caroline, traceable to the male name Charles, which means "a free man".
This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name. Popularity
As a baby girl name, Carol is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 797 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).
In both Years 2008 and 2009, the name Carol remained at the same ranking of 1000. (A ranking of 1000 means that this name ranked 1000 or poorer in the 2008/2009 popularity surveys)
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Carol in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Pronunciation The name Carol is pronounced as kare-ol Origins Related names The following names are baby names related to Carol and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Carol: Boys - Alton, Asbury, Brent, Burr, Darnell, Darvin, Denham, Deshaun, Deshawn, Dryden, Elwin, Elwood, Handy, Hayes, Melton, Newman, Norville, Ralph, Wilfred, Winfred, Girls - Anjanette, Delma, Elda, Janae, Latrice, Lenna, Lollie, Lovie, Maryjo, Pamela, Tamia, Both genders - Harper, Haven, Jami, StormVariants Popular Variants for the name Carol: Caral, Carey, Cari, Cariel, Carla (Latin), Carlota (Spanish), Carlotta (Italian), Carlynn, Carlynne, Carola, Carole, Carolee, Carolena, Carolenia, Carolin, Carolina, Carolinda, Caroline, Caroll, Caroly, Carolyn, Carolynn, Carolynne, Carri, Carrolyn, Carry, Caryle, Caryll, Carylle, Charla, Charleen, Charlena, Charlene, Charlotta (Swedish), Charmain, Charmian, Charmion, Charyl, Cherlyn, Kari, Karinka, Karla (German), Karleen, Karlina, Karlite, Karlotta (German), Karole, Karolina, Karrole, Karryl, Karryll, Karyl, Karyll, Kerril, Kerryl, Keryl, Loleta, Lotta, Lotte, Lotti, Lottie, Sharleen, Sharlene, Sharline, Sharmain, SharmianNicknames Common nicknames for the name Carol are: Carrie
Style We think the name Carol should fall under the following style category: For Both Genders. See other For Both Genders namesImpression Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Carol to be: Family oriented and fun-loving womanIn one word, you might describe Carol as a(n) " family oriented" person. See other "family oriented" names for boys and girls. |
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Famous persons The names of some famous persons by the name Carol (or its variants) are: Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun, born on 16 August, a famous politician. Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun's background: An American politician and lawyer who represented Illinois in the United States Senate from 1993 to 1999. She was the first, and to date, the only, African American woman elected to the United States Senate, the first African-American senator to be elected as a Democrat, and the first and to date only woman elected to the Senate from Illinois. Carol Creighton Burnett , born on 26 April, a famous actress. Carol Creighton Burnett 's background: An American Emmy Award-winning actress, comedian, singer, dancer and writer. Burnett started her career in New York. Carol Reed, born on 30 December, a famous film director and producer. Carol Reed's background: An English film director, winner of an Academy Award for his film version of the musical, Oliver! (1968). 
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