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Carolina.

A female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English.

8 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/ˌkæɹəˈlaɪnə/Received-Pronunciation/ˌkaɹəˈlɑjnə/British, Southern, Standard/ˌkæɹəˈlaɪnə//ˌkɛɹəˈlaɪnə/
  1. A female given name from Latin, Latinate form of Caroline; rare in English.

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  2. A placename: Either North Carolina or South Carolina.

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    I drove all the way from Florida to Carolina.
  3. A placename: A town in Alabama.

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  4. A placename: A village and census-designated place in the towns of Charlestown and Richmond, Washington County, Rhode Island.

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  5. A placename: A municipality of Maranhão, Brazil.

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  6. A placename: A municipality of Maranhão, Brazil.

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  7. A placename: A municipality of Puerto Rico, United States.

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  8. A placename: A town in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

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  9. A placename: A municipality of Para district, Suriname.

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  10. A placename: A town in San Miguel department, El Salvador.

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  11. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Where this word comes from

From Italian Carolina or its etymon Latin Carolīna, from Carolus (“Charles”) + -īna (feminine diminutive suffix). By surface analysis, Carol (male given name) + -ina (feminine diminutive suffix). Doublet of Caroline. The U.S. states are named for Charles I of England.

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