Carolin

Carolin is a German feminine given name derived from the Latinized form of the Germanic name Karl, whose root *karlaz carries the meaning of free man or simply man. It developed as a continental European vernacular form parallel to the French Caroline, spreading widely after the popularity of Caroline of Ansbach, queen consort of Great Britain in the eighteenth century. The name belongs to a large family of related forms including Carolina, Karolin, and Karolina, all ultimately tracing back to the same Germanic source.