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Carly
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English
Alternative forms
en Carley, en Carlie, en Carlee, en Carli, en Karly, en Karlie, en Karli, en Karley, en Karlee, en Carleigh, en Karleigh
en Carls diminutive
Etymology
A feminine form of en Carl with en -y<id:diminutive>, taken to use in the latter half of the 20th century; also a pet form of en Carla, en Carlene and en Carlotta.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɑɹli/ GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Carly.wav Southern England
en ɑː(ɹ)li 2
Proper noun
en female Germanic languages.
en 2008 Sheila Weller Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon-- And the Journey of a Generation Simon and Schuster 1416564772 263 She introduced herself. I said, 'Where'd you get a name like Carly?' and she said, from her aunt.
Derived terms
en Creddie
Anagrams
en aclry Caryl Lycra acryl clary lycra