Carol
See also: carol
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æɹəl
Etymology 1
Shortened from Caroline. Associated by folk etymology with the English noun carol.
Proper noun
Carol
- A female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the middle of the 20th century.
- 1873, Mary Mapes Dodge, St. Nicholas: A Monthly Magazine for Boys and Girls (page 179)
- Carol is fifteen years old and I'm sixteen. Her name is really Caroline, but she hates it and wants to be called Carol - it's so much prettier.
- 2006, Joyce Winters, Let Your Light Shine, →ISBN, page 209:
- "Holly, would you mind if I named my little girl 'Holly'? I mean, it's right around Christmas time, and I always think of holly with Christmas. I like the name Carol, too, like Christmas carol. I heard once that the name Carol means 'song of joy'".
- 1873, Mary Mapes Dodge, St. Nicholas: A Monthly Magazine for Boys and Girls (page 179)
Related terms
- Carole
Translations
female name
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Etymology 2
Shortened from Latin Carolus; also an Anglicization of Romanian Carol, or Polish or Slovak Karol, all cognates of the English Charles.
Proper noun
Carol
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- 1899, The English Illustrated Magazine, MacMillan and Co., item notes V.21, page 295
- This table shows the curious fact that little Prince Carol of Roumania (who is at once the great-grandson and the third cousin of Queen Victoria) has a better hereditary right to the British Throne than Her Majesty.
- 1933, Eleanor Farjeon, Over the Garden Wall: Boys' Names
- What splendid names for boys there are!
- There's Carol like a rolling car […]
- 1899, The English Illustrated Magazine, MacMillan and Co., item notes V.21, page 295
See also
- Carrol
- Carroll
Anagrams
- Carlo, Claro, Clora, Coral, claro, coral
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Carol, shortened from Caroline.
Proper noun
Carol
- a female given name from the Germanic languages
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin Carolus.
Proper noun
Carol m (genitive/dative lui Carol)
- a male given name from Latin, equivalent to English Charles.