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Carolyn
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English
Etymology
A variant of en Caroline with en -lyn.
Pronunciation
en /ˈkɛɹəlɪn/ GA
en /ˈkæɹəlɪn/ RP
en Car o lyn
Proper noun
en female Germanic languages a variant of Caroline used since the 19th century.
en 2007 Carolyn Brown Chance and Circumstance: Twenty Years with Cage and Cunningham 0394401913 101 He never called me "Carolyn" until long after I'd stopped studying with him. It was always "Caroline", as in his Jardin aux Lilas. When at Juilliard he first learned my name, he snorted "How affected!" I was surprised. "Carolyn" affected? "Caroline" not? I'd always thought it was the other way around.
Translations
female given name
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 卡羅琳 Kǎluólín