The first name Carol

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About the first name Carol

Meaning

The name Carol is related to Charles. It shares the same historical root, even when the precise meaning varies across sources.

Historical origin

Carol belongs to the same name family as Charles. The name Charles comes from the Germanic Karl, widely spread by Frankish and European dynasties.

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In archival records, Carol may coexist with Charles or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:ca-rolkæɹəl

Frequency of the first name Carol by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Carol by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name CarolLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Carol in baptisms by year.201510501900191819361954197219901900–1904 2 baptisms1925–1929 2 baptisms1940–1944 2 baptisms1945–1949 12 baptisms1950–1954 14 baptisms1955–1959 16 baptisms1960–1964 16 baptisms1965–1969 14 baptisms1970–1974 6 baptisms1975–1979 2 baptisms1990–1994 4 baptisms

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