Carolien

Carolien is a Dutch feminine form of the Latin name Carolus, itself derived from the Germanic element karl, meaning man or free man. The name belongs to the same family as Carolina, Caroline, and Carola, which spread widely across Europe following the popularity of the Frankish emperor Charlemagne, whose Latinized name was Carolus Magnus. Carolien remains predominantly used in the Netherlands and Flanders as a distinctly Dutch rendering of this international name.