Carolina (name)

Carolina is a feminine given name in Spanish, English, Dutch, Italian, Portuguese, Catalan and Swedish, derived from the masculine name Carolus which is Latin for Charles, generally meaning 'free man' or 'freeholder'.

Variations

 * Karolina (Polish, Slovenian, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, German)
 * Karolína (Czech, Slovak)
 * Каролина (Bulgarian)
 * Carolina (Italian, English, Spanish, Portuguese)
 * Karna (Swedish)
 * Καρολίνα (Greek)

Notable people

 * Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria (1752–1814), Queen of Naples and Sicily
 * Carolina Barco (born 1951), Colombian-American diplomat
 * Carolina Duer (born 1978), Argentine world champion boxer
 * Carolina Estrada (born 1979), Spanish pianist
 * Carolina Falkholt, Swedish artist, graffiti writer and musician
 * Carolina Gaitán, Colombian television actress
 * Carolina Gómez (born 1974), Colombian actress, presenter and model
 * Carolina Gómez (cyclist) (born 1992), Argentine cyclist
 * Carolina Gynning, Swedish model
 * Carolina Granberg (1818–1884), Swedish ballerina
 * Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914–1977), Brazilian writer
 * Carolina Herrera (born 1939), Venezuelan fashion designer
 * Carolina Klüft, Swedish athlete
 * Carolina Kostner, Italian figure skater
 * Carolina Luzzatto (1837–1919), Italian journalist and writer
 * Carolina Marín, professional badminton player from Spain
 * Carolina Moraes (born 1980), Brazilian synchronized swimmer
 * Carolina Miranda (disambiguation)
 * Carolina Oliphant, Lady Nairne, a Scottish songwriter
 * Carolina Östberg, Swedish opera singer
 * Karolina Pelendritou (born 1986), Greek-Cypriot visually impaired swimmer
 * Carolina Darias San Sebastián, Spanish politician
 * Carolina Santo Domingo, American fashion designer
 * Carolina Telechea (born 1981), Catalan politician
 * Carolina Marcelino (born 1984), Brazilian female researcher and computer scientist