Carol

carol English Pronunciation en /ˈkæ.ɹəl/ en æɹəl 2 Etymology 1 Shortened from en Caroline. Associated by folk etymology with the English noun en carol. Proper noun s en female Germanic languages, popular in the middle of the 20th century. en 1873 Mary Mapes Dodge St. Nicholas: A Monthly Magazine for Boys and Girls 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. en 1959 w:Neil Sedaka; w:Howard Greenfield w:Oh! Carol Oh! Carol, I am but a fool / Darling, I love you, though you treat me cruel en 2006 Joyce Winters Let Your Light Shine 160034593X 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'". Derived terms en Caryl Carol Stream Related terms en Carole Translations female name French: fr Carole Greek: el Καρόλα Russian: ru Кэ́рол f Etymology 2 Shortened from en la Carolus; also an Anglicization of en ro Carol, or Polish or Slovak Karol, all cognates of the English en Charles. Proper noun s en male 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. en 1933 Eleanor Farjeon Over the Garden Wall: Boys' Names What splendid names for boys there are!There's Carol like a rolling car See also en Carrol Carroll See also en Carole Caroll Carrol Carroll Anagrams en aclor claro Clora Coral Carlo Alcor coral Claro en unisex given names Cebuano Etymology From ceb en Carol, shortened from ceb Caroline. Proper noun ceb noun ceb female English < Germanic languages Romanian Etymology ro :lbor la:Carolus + 1 Pronunciation ro LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Carol.wav Proper noun m ro Latin male Charles