Carolien

Carolien is a Dutch feminine form of the Latin name Carolus, itself derived from the Germanic element karl, meaning "man" or "free man." It belongs to the same broad family as Carolina, Caroline, and Karolien, all of which spread across Europe partly through the influence of the Frankish emperor Charlemagne, whose Latinized name Carolus Magnus gave the root lasting prestige. The name has been used in the Netherlands and Flanders as a softened, distinctly Dutch alternative to the more international Caroline.