Carolyn is a female given name, a variant of Caroline. Other spellings include Karolyn, Carolyne, Carolynn or Carolynne. Caroline itself is one of the feminine forms of Charles.
| Pronunciation | CA-ro-lin |
|---|---|
| Gender | Feminine |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | French |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Carolyne, Carolynne, Karolyn, Caroline, Carol, Charles |
List of notable people
edit- Carolyn Bennett (born 1950), Canadian politician
- Carolyn Bertozzi (born 1966), American chemist and Nobel laureate
- Carolyn Bertram (born 1976), Canadian politician
- Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy (1966–1999), wife of John F. Kennedy, Jr.
- Carolyn Beug (1952–2001), American filmmaker
- Carolyn Bolivar-Getson (born 1964), Canadian politician
- Carolyn Brown (choreographer) (born 1927), American dancer, choreographer, and writer
- Carolyn Brown (newsreader), English newsreader
- Carolyn Cassady (1923–2013), American writer and wife of Neal Cassady
- C. J. Cherryh (Carolyn Janice Cherryh; born 1942), American science fiction and fantasy writer
- Carolyn Chiechi (born 1943), judge of the United States Tax Court
- Carolyn Cooper (born 1959), Jamaican author and literary scholar
- Carolyn Davidson, several people
- Carolyn Eaton (1964–1982), American murder victim
- Carolyn Fe, Filipina singer and actress
- Carolyn Forché (born 1950), American poet, editor, translator and human rights advocate
- Carolyn Franklin (1944–1988), American singer and songwriter, sister of Aretha Franklin
- Carolyn Gates, professor of veterinary science
- Carolyn Gray, Canadian Playwright
- Carolyn Harris (born 1960), British politician
- Carolyn Lynnet Harris (1948–1994), American librarian
- Carolyn Wilson Harris (1849–1910), American lichenologist
- Carolyn Hart (born 1936), American mystery writer
- Carolyn Hax (born 1966), American writer and advice columnist
- Carolyn Hennesy (born 1962), American actress
- Carolyn Price Horton (1909–2001), American bookbinder and conservator
- Carolyn Hunt (born 1937), American educator, politician, and First Lady of North Carolina
- Carolyn Dawn Johnson (born 1971), Canadian country music singer-songwriter
- Carolyn Jones (1930–1983), American actress
- Carolyn Jones (politician), Canadian politician
- Carolyn Jones-Young (born 1969), American basketball player
- Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (born 1945), American politician
- Carolyn Kizer (1925–2014), Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet
- Carolyn Kreiter-Foronda (born 1946), American poet
- Carolyn Lawrence (born 1967), American voice actress
- Carolyn Leigh (1926–1983), American lyricist
- Carolyn Ringer Lepre, American academic administrator
- Carolyn Lynch (1946–2015), American philanthropist
- Carolyn Mahoney (born 1946), American mathematician
- Carolyn Maloney (born 1946), American politician
- Carolyn Martin (born 1951), American academic, author and president of Amherst College
- Carolyn McCarthy (born 1944), American politician
- Carolyn McCormick (born 1959), American actress
- Carolyn McCurdie, British-born New Zealand author
- Carolyn D. Meadows (born 1938), American activist
- Carolyn Merchant (born 1936), American ecofeminist
- Carolyn Morris (1925–1996), pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- Carolyn Omine (fl. 1990s–2020s), American television writer and producer
- Carolyn Miller Parr (born 1937), judge of the United States Tax Court
- Carolyn Parrish (born 1946), Canadian politician
- Carolyn Porco (born 1953), American planetary scientist
- Carolyn Reidy (1949–2020), president and CEO of the American publishing company Simon & Schuster
- Carolyn See (1934–2016), American author and reviewer
- Carolyn Seymour (born 1947), English actress
- Carolyn S. Shoemaker (1929–2021), American astronomer
- Carolyn Stewart-Olsen (born 1946), Canadian politician
- Carolyn Watkinson (born 1949), English mezzo-soprano singer
- Carolyn D. Wright (1949–2016), American poet
- Carolyn Yarnell (born 1961), American composer and visual artist
In fiction
edit- Carolyn Barek, on the television series Law & Order: Criminal Intent
- Carolyn Keene, pseudonym of the authors of the Nancy Drew and The Dana Girls mystery stories
- Carolyn Stoddard, from the soap opera Dark Shadows
- Princess Carolyn, from the adult animation series Bojack Horseman
- Carolyn Trainer, a supervillain from Marvel Comics, also known as Lady Octopus
See also
edit- All pages with titles beginning with Carolyn
- All pages with titles containing Carolyn
- All pages with titles beginning with Carolyne
- All pages with titles beginning with Carolynne
- Carolan (surname)
- Caroly (name)
- "Carolyna"
- Carolyne
- Carolynn
- Karolyn
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