Meaning of the nameKarolyne
- Female
- French origin
- Germanic origin
- Ka-ro-ly-ne
Karolyne is a spelling of the name Caroline, which means “feminine form of Carolus (Carlos), from Germanic Karl, from a word meaning 'man'”.
Meaning
“feminine form of Carolus (Carlos), from Germanic Karl, from a word meaning 'man'”
Meaning of the name Caroline, of which Karolyne is a spelling.
Source: Behind the Name: Caroline · Behind the Name: Charles
- People (2022)
- 4,629
- Rank in Brazil
- #2,896
- Median age
- 21 years
- 2010 Census
- 2,958
- people
Karolyne in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Karolyne, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 2000s (1,919 people).
4,612 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Karolyne is most common
States with the highest share of people named Karolyne in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.005%
- Distrito Federal 0.004%
- Rio de Janeiro 0.004%
- Paraíba 0.004%
- Alagoas 0.003%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 818 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 605 | 0.004% |
| Minas Gerais | 546 | 0.003% |
| Paraná | 277 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 240 | 0.003% |
| Goiás | 201 | 0.003% |
| Espírito Santo | 190 | 0.005% |
| Santa Catarina | 184 | 0.002% |
| Paraíba | 147 | 0.004% |
| Ceará | 138 | 0.002% |
| Bahia | 136 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 128 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 120 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 117 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 111 | 0.004% |
| Alagoas | 102 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 101 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 99 | 0.004% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 67 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 63 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 58 | 0.002% |
| Sergipe | 53 | 0.002% |
| Tocantins | 45 | 0.003% |
| Rondônia | 36 | 0.002% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
| Roraima | 16 | 0.003% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
The spelling Karolyne
It joins the initial K with a Y before the ending -ne; the dictionary also includes it among the spelling variants of Caroline.
About the name Caroline
Behind the Name defines Caroline as the French feminine form of Carolus, the Latin form of the Germanic name Karl, derived from a word meaning 'man' (Proto-Germanic karlaz); the same site records an alternative theory that links Karl to the Germanic element harjaz, 'army'. Wiktionary derives French Caroline from Italian Carolina or from Latin Carolīna, and the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil says the name probably comes from Carolina. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 195,454 people named Caroline, with a median age of 25. The name is almost always female, peaked among people born in the 1990s and, proportionally, is most common in Rio Grande do Sul. The same dictionary lists Karoline, Karolyne and Carolyne among the spelling variants.
Other spellings of Caroline
Sources
- Behind the Name: Caroline · behindthename.com · meaning
- Behind the Name: Charles · behindthename.com · meaning
- Wiktionary: Caroline (English and French) · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Caroline · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Questions about the name Karolyne
What does the name Karolyne mean?
Karolyne means “feminine form of Carolus (Carlos), from Germanic Karl, from a word meaning 'man'”, according to Behind the Name. This is the meaning of the name Caroline, of which Karolyne is a spelling.
How many people are named Karolyne in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 4,629 people with the first name Karolyne, which ranks it number 2,896 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 2000s.
Is Karolyne a boy's or a girl's name?
Karolyne is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 4,612 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Karolyne?
Karolyne is a name of French and Germanic origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Karolyne most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.005% of the state's population is named Karolyne (190 people), according to the 2022 Census.
What are the other spellings of Karolyne?
Caroline, Karoline and Carolyne. IBGE counts each spelling separately.
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