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Girl's nameOrigin: Germanic, LatinThis name does not have a nameday in the official SK calendar

Karoline

Karoline is a German and Scandinavian form of the name stemming from the same root as the Slovak Karolína. It has a classic, noble, and international feel, but remains a foreign variant in the Slovak environment. The final -e is pronounced in the original German pronunciation.

Name variants

International equivalents and translations

English:
Slovak:
Czech:
Hungarian:
Polish:
German:
Karoline
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Origin and etymology of the name

Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysis
Linguistic explanation and meaning

A traditional female name conveying the meaning of a free and independent personality.

Detailed Slovak etymology analysis

Nemecká a škandinávska ženská podoba latinizovaného mena Carolus, ktoré pochádza z germánskeho mena Karl. Jeho základ súvisí s významom „muž“, tradične vykladaným aj ako „slobodný muž“.

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Medzinárodný cestovateľský index

Ako ľahko sa meno Karoline vyslovuje v cudzine, zapisuje na letenky a vníma vo svete

100 / 100Svetobežník (Globálne meno)
Stupeň medzinárodnej adaptácie100 %
Zápis v pase / na letenke:

KAROLINE

100 % zhodný s pôvodným tvarom
Písmo a diakritika:

Bez diakritiky (ASCII)

Univerzálny medzinárodný zápis
Svetové jazyky:

19 cudzích podôb

Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky
Cestovateľské výhody mena
  • •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
  • •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
  • •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.
Na čo myslieť v zahraničí
  • •Dlhšie meno (4 slabiky) môže byť v rýchlej medzinárodnej komunikácii skracované.

Name days and calendars

Dates in Slovak and international calendars
28 January
Austrian CalendarNórsko
Pronunciation and phonetic note:

V nemčine sa vyslovuje približne „ka-ro-lí-ne“; nejde o anglické „kerolajn“.

Grammar & Cases

Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official use
Syllable count: 4

According to Slovak orthography rules, this name is uninflected and retains its base form in all grammatical cases.

1. Nominative:Who, what?
Karoline
2. Genitive:Of whom, of what?
Karoline
3. Dative:To whom, to what?
Karoline
4. Accusative:Whom, what?
Karoline
5. Vocative (address):Direct address
Karoline!
6. Locative:About whom, about what?
Karoline
7. Instrumental:With whom, with what?
Karoline

Diminutives and pet forms

Affectionate and family nicknames
Domestic forms, nicknames and diminutives:
KaroKarolínkaKarolkaKaroliLinaLinka
Formal address:Official correspondence and formal occasions
Dear Ms. Karoline
Familiar address (intimate form):Addressing family and friends
Karoline! Karo! Karolínka! Linka!

Notable figures named Karoline

17

People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.

All personalities catalog
Person type
Karoline Herfurthová
born 1984Notable Figure

German actress

Karoline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt
1723 – 1783Historical Figure

German artist, naturalist, art collector and entomologist (1723-1783)

Karoline von Günderrode
1780 – 1806Historical Figure

German poet

Karoline Schuch
born 1981Notable Figure

German actress

Karoline Amalie von Hessen-Kassel
1771 – 1848Historical Figure

German princess

Karoline Eichhorn
born 1965Notable Figure

German actress

Karoline von Österreich-Toskana
1869 – 1945Historical Figure

Archduchesse Austria-Tuscan Imperial and Royal (1869–1945)

Karoline von Wolzogen
1763 – 1847Historical Figure

German writer (1763-1847)

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