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
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''* ...
, 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
*Archduchess
Maria Carolina of Austria
Maria Carolina of Austria (Maria Carolina Louise Josepha Johanna Antonia; 13 August 1752 – 8 September 1814) was Queen of Naples and Sicily as the wife of King Ferdinand IV and III, who later became King of the Two Sicilies. As ''de facto' ...
(1752–1814), Queen of Naples and Sicily
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Carolina Barco (born 1951), Colombian-American diplomat
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Carolina del Castillo Díaz (1867–1933), Spanish painter
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Carolina Duer
Carolina Raquel Duer (born 5 August 1978) is an Argentine boxer. She formerly held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) bantamweight title, the World Boxing Organization (WBO) bantamweight, and earlier the WBO super flyweight championship. ...
(born 1978), Argentine world champion boxer
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Carolina Falkholt, Swedish artist, graffiti writer and musician
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Carolina Gaitán
Carolina del Pilar Gaitán Lozano (born 4 April 1984) is a Colombian actress and singer. She studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in New York and has been awarded two Premios Tu Mundo from Telemundo.
She has starred in man ...
, Colombian television actress
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Carolina Gómez
Carolina Gómez Correa (born 26 February 1975) is a Colombian actress, TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 1993 and placed 1st runner-up at Miss Universe 1994.
Pageantry Señorita Colombia
She won the Mi ...
(born 1974), Colombian actress, presenter and model
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Carolina Gómez (cyclist) (born 1992), Argentine cyclist
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Carolina Gynning, Swedish model
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Carolina Granberg (1818–1884), Swedish ballerina
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Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914–1977), Brazilian writer
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Carolina Herrera
Carolina Herrera (born María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño, 8 January 1939) is a Venezuelan Americans, Venezuelan American fashion designer. Known for her personal style, she founded her namesake brand in 1980. Herrera has designed for va ...
(born 1939), Venezuelan fashion designer
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Carolina Huidobro (c. 1859–1909), Chilean teacher and suffragist
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Carolina Klüft
Carolina Evelyn Klüft (; born 2 February 1983) is a retired Swedish track and field athlete who competed in the heptathlon, pentathlon, long jump and triple jump. She was an Olympic Champion, having won the heptathlon title in 2004. She was al ...
, Swedish athlete
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Carolina Kostner, Italian figure skater
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Carolina Luzzatto (1837–1919), Italian journalist and writer
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Carolina Marín
Carolina María Marín Martín (born 15 June 1993) is a Spanish badminton player. She is an Badminton at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's singles, Olympic Champion, three-time BWF World Championships, World Champion, and eight-time Europea ...
, professional badminton player from Spain
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Carolina Moraes (born 1980), Brazilian synchronized swimmer
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Carolina Miranda (disambiguation)
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Carolina Oliphant, Lady Nairne, a Scottish songwriter
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Carolina Östberg, Swedish opera singer
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Karolina Pelendritou (born 1986), Greek-Cypriot visually impaired swimmer
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Carolina Darias San Sebastián, Spanish politician
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Carolina Santo Domingo, American fashion designer
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Carolina Telechea (born 1981), Catalan politician
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Carolina Marcelino
Carolina Gil Marcelino (born 28 April 1984) is a Brazilian researcher and computer scientist who works at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. In 2019, she was the sole representative from the Americas to receive the Marie Curie Fellow Awa ...
(born 1984), Brazilian female researcher and computer scientist
See also
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Carlina (name) Carlina is a feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Carla and Carlotta. Notable people referred to by this name include the following:
Given name
*Carlina Durán Baldera, birthname of Carola Durán (born 1987), Dominican model and beau ...
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Carolena Carstens
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Karolina (given name) Karolina, Karolína or Karolīna is a feminine given name. Karolina is a Croatian language, Croatian, Danish language, Danish, Faroese language, Faroese, Finnish language, Finnish, German language, German, Hungarian language, Hungarian, Indonesian l ...
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