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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'
[1]
[2] or 'freeholder'.
Variations
Karolina (Polish, Slovenian, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German)
Karolína (Czech, Slovak)
Каролина (Bulgarian)
Carolina (Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese)
Karna (Swedish)
[3]
Καρολίνα (Greek)
[4]
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
Notes
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