"Carol" meaning in English

See Carol in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Rhymes: -æɹəl Etymology: Shortened from Caroline. Associated by folk etymology with the English noun carol. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Carol
  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages, popular in the middle of the 20th century. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names, English unisex given names Related terms: Carole Translations (female name): Carole (French), Καρόλα (Karóla) (Greek), Кэ́рол (Kɛ́rol) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Carol-en-name-xT7Yd1H6 Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 50 50 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 59 41 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 65 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Rhymes: -æɹəl Etymology: Shortened from Latin Carolus; also an Anglicization of Romanian Carol, or Polish or Slovak Karol, all cognates of the English Charles. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|Carolus}} Latin Carolus, {{der|en|ro|Carol}} Romanian Carol Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Carol
  1. A male given name from the Germanic languages. Categories (topical): English given names, English male given names, English unisex given names Related terms: Carrol, Carroll
    Sense id: en-Carol-en-name-esvibhbL Disambiguation of English unisex given names: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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