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Where does “Carol” come from?

Carol is an English name derived from Charles, which comes from the Germanic name Karl meaning man or fellow.

Ancestry of “Carol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCarolineRelating to the time of Kings Charles I and II
2English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
3French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
4French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
5Middle French-é—
6Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-Italic-ā—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “Carol”

  • Carol
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →