Carolyn
For the song recorded by Merle Haggard, see Carolyn (song). For the lake in Texas, see Las Colinas.
| Carolyn | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | CA-ro-lin |
| Gender | Feminine |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | French |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Carolyne, Carolynne, Karolyn, Caroline, Charles |
Carolyn is a female given name, a variant of Caroline. Other spellings include Karolyn, Carolyne or Carolynne. Caroline itself is one of the feminine forms of Charles.
Carolyn
- Carolyn Bennett (born 1950), Canadian politician
- Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy (1966–1999), wife of John F. Kennedy, Jr.
- Carolyn Brown (choreographer) (born 1927), American dancer, choreographer, and writer
- Carolyn Brown (newsreader), English newsreader
- Carolyn Cassady (born 1923–2013), American writer and wife of Neal Cassady
- C. J. Cherryh (Carolyn Janice Cherryh; born 1942), American science fiction and fantasy writer
- 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 Hart (born 1936), American mystery writer
- Carolyn Hax (born 1966), American writer and advice columnist
- 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 former basketball player
- Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick (born 1945), American politician
- Carolyn Kizer (born 1925), Pulitzer Prize-winning American poet
- Carolyn Leigh (1926–1983), American lyricist
- 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 Morris (1925–1996), pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
- Carolyn Omine, American television writer and producer
- Carolyn Parrish (born 1946), Canadian former politician
- Carolyn Porco (born 1953), American planetary scientist
- Carolyn See (born 1934), American author and reviewer
- Carolyn Seymour (born 1947), English actress
- Carolyn S. Shoemaker (born 1929), American astronomer
- Carolyn Watkinson (born 1949), English mezzo-soprano singer
- Carolyn D. Wright (born 1949), American poet
Carolyne
- Carolyne Aquino, Dominican television presenter
- Carolyne Barry, (born 1943), American dancer and dance instructor
- Lady Carolyne Christie (born 1946), member of the English aristocracy
- Carolyne Lepage (born 1975), Canadian judoka
- Carolyne Mas (born 1955), American singer-songwriter and record producer
- Carolyne Morrison (1905–1997), Canadian politician
- Carolyne Oughton (born 1952), Canadian former alpine skier
- Carolyne Underwood (born 1982), British television personality
- Carolyne M. Van Vliet, Dutch-born American physicist
- Carolyne Wright, American poet
- Carolyne zu Sayn-Wittgenstein (1819–1887), Polish noblewoman
Carolynne
- Carolynne Cunningham, Australian film director
- Carolynne Poole (born 1980), English singer-songwriter
Karolyn
- Karolyn Grimes (born 1940), American actress
- Karolyn Kirby (born 1961), retired beach volleyball player
- Karolyn Nunnallee, the seventh president of Mothers Against Drunk Driving
- Karolyn Smardz Frost, Canadian historian
In fiction
- 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
- Carolyn McAdams, from the 1986 Disney classic Flight of the Navigator
See also
- All pages beginning with "Carolyn"
- All pages beginning with "Carolyne"
- All pages beginning with "Carolynne"
- All pages beginning with "Karolyn"
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