Carolina
[ˌkærəˈliːnə]Meaning
latinate feminine form of Carolus, from Carolus (Charles) with the feminine suffix -ina
Background Story
Carolina is the Latinate feminine form of Carolus, formed from Carolus (Charles) with the feminine diminutive suffix -ina, and is a doublet of Caroline. It is used in Afrikaans, Belarusian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German and Hungarian, and comes into English from Italian Carolina or its Latin etymon Carolīna. The two American states, North and South Carolina, were named for Charles I, king of England.
Variations
Carole, Carolinae, Carolina's
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