Carlijn

Carlijn is a Dutch feminine given name derived from the Germanic root karl, meaning free man or strong man, the same root that underlies the Latin Carolus and the English Charles. It developed in the Dutch-speaking regions of the Low Countries as a feminine diminutive form of Carel or Karel, the Dutch equivalent of Charles. The name shares its ancestry with related forms such as Caroline, Carla, Charlotte, and Karolien, all ultimately tracing back to the same Germanic root popularized in part through the legacy of the Frankish emperor Charlemagne.