Overview
Carol is a girl's name rooted in Germanic. The name was popularized by the middle of the 20th century. The name is traditionally understood to mean “Free woman; song of joy”. It travels well — written natively in Hebrew, Arabic, Japanese and Greek, and more. People who share the name include Carol I of Romania and Annette Bening.
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Meaning
Free woman; song of joy
Origin
Germanic
Famous people named Carol
Carol in other languages
- Hebrewקרול
- Arabicكارول
- Japaneseキャロル
- GreekΚάρολ
- Chinese卡罗尔
- RussianКэрол
Numerology
4
The name Carol carries numerology number 4. (For entertainment.)