Carly is a

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

, a feminine form of

Carl Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community *Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of tel ...

. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 47. It is also a

pet form A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek ; sometimes also ''hypocoristic''), or pet name, is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as '' Izzy'' for Isabel or '' Bob'' for Robert, or it ...

of given names such as

Carla Carla is the feminized version of Carl, Carlos or Charles, from ''ceorl'' in Old English, which means "free man". People Notable people with the name include: * Carla Lazzari (born 2005), French singer and former member of the children's mus ...

and Caroline. Variant different spellings include Carley,

Carlie Carlie is an English language, English feminine given name and nickname that is a feminine form of Carl (name), Carl and an alternate form of Carla. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: Given name *Carlie Hanson (born 2000 ...

Carlee Carlee is the feminine form of Carl or Charles and is derived from the Old English word “ceorl,” meaning “free man.” Given name * Carlee Beattie (born 1982), Australian Paralympic athlete * Carlee Campbell (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey ...

, Carleigh and Carli, as well as

Karly Karly is an English feminine given name that is a feminine form of Carl and an alternate form of Carla. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: Given name * Karly Gaitán Morales (born 1980), Nicaraguan writer, journalist, a ...

, Karli, Karley,

Karlee Karlee is an English feminine given name that is a feminine form of Carl and an alternate form of Carla. Notable people known by this name include the following: Given name * Karlee Bispo (born 1990), American competition swimmer * Karlee Burges ...

, Karlie and Karleigh. The name became popular in large part, if not primarily, because of the success of

Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Billboard Hot 100, top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation (song), Anticipatio ...

's music in the 1970s – its first appearance in the top 1000 US baby names was in 1973, soon after her first success. It was most popular in the UK, Canada and Australia in the 1980s and in the United States during the 1990s. Over 2,000 American baby girls were named Carly each year between 1991 and 1998. Carly and its variants may refer to:

People

* Carly Binding (born 1978), New Zealand pop singer-songwriter * Carly Booth (born 1992), Scottish professional golfer *

Carly Chaikin Carly Chaikin is an American actress. Her acting career began in 2009 and she received her breakout role two years later, co-starring as Dalia Royce in the ABC sitcom ''Suburgatory''. She played the role until the series' cancellation in 2014, ...

(born 1990), American actress * Carly Cole (born 1984), British reality television contestant, fitness trainer and model *

Carly Colón Carlos Edwin Colón Coates Jr. (born February 21, 1979), better known by his ring name Carlito Colón or simply Carlito, is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is signed to World Wrestling Council (WWC), where he is the current WWC Puerto ...

(born 1979), male Puerto Rican-Canadian professional wrestler *

Carly Craig Carly Craig (born June 12, 1980) is an American actress. Background Craig was born in San Diego and grew up there. Her large Italian-Irish family includes two professional baseball players: her father, Rocky Craig, a scout for the Seattle Marine ...

(born 1980), American actress * Carly Dixon (born 1973), Australian Olympic judoka * Carly Ealey, American artist best known for mural installations *

Carly Fiorina Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina (; ; born September 6, 1954) is an American businesswoman and politician, known primarily for her tenure as chief executive officer (CEO) of Hewlett-Packard (HP) from 1999 to 2005. Fiorina was the first woman to le ...

(born 1954), American business executive and politician *

Carly Flynn Carly Flynn (''née'' Kirkwood) is a New Zealand journalist and television personality. Personal life Born and raised in Taupō, New Zealand, where both of her parents were English teachers at Tauhara College, Flynn is the eldest of the three ...

, New Zealand journalist and television presenter * Carly Foulkes (born 1988), Canadian model and actress *

Carly Gullickson Carly Gullickson (born November 26, 1986) is an American former professional tennis player. Her best singles ranking is No. 123, which she reached in July 2009. Her career-high doubles ranking is No. 52, achieved in April 2006 at age 19. She i ...

(born 1986), American professional tennis player * Carly Hibberd (1985–2011), Australian road cyclist *

Carly Hillman Carly Hillman (born 11 June 1983) is a British actress from Hornchurch in Greater London best known for playing Nicky di Marco in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (p ...

(born 1983), British actress * Carly Hunt (born 1981), English footballer * Carly Janiga (born 1988), American gymnast *

Carly Rae Jepsen Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 21, 1985) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After studying musical theatre for most of her school life and while in university, Jepsen garnered mainstream attention after placing third on the fifth season of ...

(born 1985), Canadian recording artist and singer-songwriter *

Carly McKillip Carly Maria McKillip (born February 13, 1989) is a Canadian actress and singer. She is known for her title role in the television series '' Alice, I Think''. She was occasionally miscredited as Carly McKillup. She also provided the voice of Sak ...

(born 1989), Canadian actress and musician * Carly Melin (born 1985), American politician * Carly Milne, Canadian writer *

Carly Paradis Carly Paradis is a Canadian-born British composer, songwriter, and pianist. She composes soundtracks for movies, TV series and solo albums. In 2007, she worked with film composer Clint Mansell arranging piano parts on Mansell's soundtrack for t ...

(born 1980), Canadian composer and pianist *

Carly Patterson Carly Rae Patterson (born February 4, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter and former artistic gymnast. She was the all-around champion at the 2004 Olympics, the first all-around champion for the United States at a non-boycotted Olympics, an ...

(born 1988), American gymnast and singer *

Carly Pearce Carly Pearce (born Carly Cristyne Slusser; April 24, 1990) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Her material contains elements of both traditional and contemporary country-pop music. Pearce began performing professionally in her ...

(born 1990), American country music singer and songwriter * Carly Piper (born 1983), American Olympic swimmer * Carly Pope (born 1980), Canadian actress * Carly Ryan (1992–2007), Australian female murder victim * Carly Schroeder (born 1990), German-American film and television actress *

(born 1943), American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author *

Carly Smithson Carly Sarah Smithson ( Hennessy; born 12 September 1983) is an Irish soul and pop rock singer who was the sixth place finalist on the seventh season of ''American Idol'' in 2008. In 2001, Smithson had released her first studio album for MCA Rec ...

(born 1983), Irish American soul / pop rock singer-songwriter and actress *

Carly Rose Sonenclar Carly Rose Sonenclar (born April 20, 1999), who performs under the name Carly Rose, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. In December 2012, she became the runner-up on the second season of '' The X Factor USA''. Early and personal li ...

(born 1999), American singer, songwriter, and child actress * Carly Telford (born 1987), English international football goalkeeper * Carly Wilson (born 1982), Australian basketball player

Pseudonyms

* " Carly Phillips", pen name of American novelist Karen Drogin (born 1965)

Fictional characters

* Carly Cardinal, mascot for the

National Arbor Day Foundation The Arbor Day Foundation is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees. The Arbor Day Foundation has more than one million members and has planted more than 500 million trees in neighborhoods, communitie ...

Carly Corinthos Carly Corinthos (also Spencer) is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', a soap opera on the ABC network, portrayed by Laura Wright from 2005. A collaborative effort between the writers, Carly – originally played by Sarah Joy Brown ...

, on the American soap opera ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera created by Frank and Doris Hursley which has been broadcast on American Broadcasting Company, ABC since April 1, 1963. Originally a half-hour seria ...

'' * Carly Manning, on the American soap opera ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that aired on the network NBC from November 8, 1965, to September 9, 2022; the soap has streamed n ...

'' *

Carly Morris Carly Lucini (also Morris) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by actress Sharyn Hodgson. She was one of the soap's original female protagonists, appearing as one of the Fletchers' foster children in ...

, on the Australian soap opera ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip to Kangaroo Point, N ...

'' *

Carly Shay The Nickelodeon sitcom ''iCarly'' (2007–2012) centers around Carly Shay, who creates her own web show with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan Kress as Freddie, Jerry Tr ...

, on the Nickelodeon series ''

iCarly ''iCarly'' is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider, which originally aired on Nickelodeon from September 8, 2007, to November 23, 2012. The series tells the story of Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove), a teenager who creates and hosts ...

'' and its revival series of the same name *

Carly Snyder Carly Tenney Snyder is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns''. The character was originated in 1995 by actress Maura West, who appeared from April 11, 1995, to May 8, 1996, and from September 11, 1997 until the seri ...

, on the American soap opera ''

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other so ...

'' * Carly Wicks, on the BBC soap opera ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

'' * Carly Witwicky, in the ''

Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons, two Extraterrestrials in fiction, alien robot fac ...

'' franchise * Carly Norris, on the film Sliver

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