Caroline alternatives?

Girl Names
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I love the name [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], but it’s super popular in my area :frowning: I have it on my list for now, but I’d love to hear what alternatives you would suggest for [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]. (NOT [name_f]Coraline[/name_f], please, that movie creeped me out beyond reason.)

What comes to my mind is:
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Cora[/name_f]
[name_f]Carolina[/name_f] ([name_m]Don[/name_m]'t love this, actually. The second A feels forced.)
[name_f]Adelaide[/name_f] (It has the same pretty three-syllable cadence, with the lovely long vowel at the end)

Thanks, berries :slight_smile:
~LL~

2

I was actually going to suggest [name_f]Carolina[/name_f]–I think she’s lovely! What about:

[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]/[name_f]Carlotta[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] (has a similar ending to [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], and a similar feel to me. Likewise, [name_f]Madeleine[/name_f] ([name_m]LEN[/name_m] ending) and [name_f]Josephine[/name_f]…)
[name_f]Cara[/name_f]
[name_f]Calista[/name_f] (same length and classy feeling, a little uppity like [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]–at least, [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] feels a little uppity thanks to Ms. Bingley to me!–and that sweet nn [name_f]Callie[/name_f])
[name_f]Calla[/name_f]
[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f]/[name_f]Cecily[/name_f]

Good luck!

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[name_f]Coraline[/name_f] terrified me as well, and that is coming from someone who’s been reading [name_m]Stephen[/name_m] [name_m]King[/name_m] since age 5. Plus, she spent half the film telling people that no, her name was not [name_f]Caroline[/name_f], which is exactly what would happen in real life.

Suggestions:
[name_f]Capella[/name_f], [name_f]Cressida[/name_f], [name_f]Cordelia[/name_f], [name_f]Corinne[/name_f], [name_f]Cornelia[/name_f], [name_f]Cosima[/name_f], [name_f]Calista[/name_f], [name_f]Catalina[/name_f], Cataluna (Spanish name for the Catalonia region), Catalonia, [name_f]Carlotta[/name_f], [name_f]Calla[/name_f], [name_f]Calliope[/name_f], [name_f]Celestine[/name_f], [name_f]Cecilia[/name_f], [name_f]Celia[/name_f], [name_f]Calantha[/name_f], [name_u]Calypso[/name_u], [name_f]Cadenza[/name_f], [name_f]Carmela[/name_f], [name_u]Carmel[/name_u], [name_f]Camille[/name_f], [name_f]Camila[/name_f], [name_f]Cantara[/name_f], [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_f]Capucine[/name_f], [name_f]Coral[/name_f], [name_f]Crisanta[/name_f], [name_f]Cassia[/name_f], [name_f]Cassandra[/name_f], [name_f]Cataline[/name_f], [name_f]Catarina[/name_f], [name_f]Apolline[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Coline[/name_f], [name_f]Celine[/name_f], [name_f]Cerelia[/name_f], [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], [name_f]Evelina[/name_f], [name_f]Isaline[/name_f], [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f], [name_f]Justine[/name_f], [name_f]Opaline[/name_f], [name_f]Maxine[/name_f], [name_f]Ernestine[/name_f], [name_f]Perline[/name_f], [name_f]Pomeline[/name_f], [name_f]Ottoline[/name_f], [name_f]Wendolen[/name_f].

4

[name_f]Caroline[/name_f]…

[name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]
Merowyn
[name_f]Bronwen[/name_f]
[name_f]Branwyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f]
[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Carol[/name_f] [name_f]Anne[/name_f]
[name_f]Hannah[/name_f]
[name_f]Colette[/name_f]
[name_f]Catalina[/name_f]
[name_f]Darlina[/name_f]
[name_f]Helena[/name_f]
[name_f]Helene[/name_f]
[name_f]Carabelle[/name_f]
[name_f]Marcheline[/name_f]
[name_f]Rosalind[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]

5

[name_f]Caira[/name_f]
[name_f]Cara[/name_f] Also pronounced Carr [name_m]AH[/name_m] ([name_f]Beloved[/name_f] in Italian)
[name_f]Corina[/name_f]
[name_f]Keri[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
Corline
[name_f]Caraleen[/name_f]
[name_f]Coral[/name_f]
Carolene

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[name_f]Cecilia[/name_f] and [name_f]Celeste[/name_f]/[name_f]Celestine[/name_f] are soft C’s rather than hard but they have a similar classical unforced elegance feel to me.

[name_f]Christina[/name_f] and [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] have the utter evergreen quality, though [name_f]Christina[/name_f] is a bit of a religious statement and [name_f]Catherine[/name_f] is often mushed to 2 syllables? [name_m]Both[/name_m] are good for not feeling on trend but not needing explaining, similar to the best aspects of [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]. (Sorry to hear its gone popular in your area though!)

[name_f]Gwendolen[/name_f] and [name_f]Gillian[/name_f] have the three syllable but-not-flowery rhythm I like about [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] minus its popularity. [name_f]Lillian[/name_f] has the same rhythm but is maybe too popular?

The “-line” sound ones are natural substitute-wise, I like: [name_f]Jacqueline[/name_f] (but hate [name_u]Jackie[/name_u]), [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f] half the time, [name_f]Evangeline[/name_f], and [name_f]Madeline[/name_f].

After them, the “-eens”: The other half of Emmelines, [name_f]Marceline[/name_f], Racheline, [name_f]Celestine[/name_f], [name_f]Angeline[/name_f], [name_f]Seraphine[/name_f].

Then there’s just names that have a similar “feel” as [name_f]Caroline[/name_f] to me, like [name_f]Susannah[/name_f] and [name_f]Annabel[/name_f], but I can’t explain what the connection is.

7

[name_f]Carolyn[/name_f] or [name_f]Carrie[/name_f]?

[name_f]Susan[/name_f]

8

[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Clementine[/name_f]
[name_f]Madeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Coral[/name_f]
[name_f]Cara[/name_f]
[name_f]Carlotta[/name_f]
[name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]
[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]

9

[name_m]How[/name_m] about:

[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Mazarine[/name_f]
[name_u]Abilene[/name_u]
[name_f]Elowen[/name_f]
[name_f]Elaine[/name_f]
[name_f]Apolline[/name_f]
[name_u]Carmen[/name_u]
[name_f]Evangeline[/name_f]
[name_f]Corinna[/name_f]
[name_f]Georgina[/name_f]
[name_f]Jessamine[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Magdalen[/name_f]
[name_f]Marilyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Ottoline[/name_f]

10

Names with romantic Southern charm:

Augusta
Alabama
Loretta
Clara
Johanna
Mayella
Luella
Savannah
Susannah
Tallulah
Delilah
Dinah
Georgia
Virginia
Eugenia
Magnolia
Melanie
Raleigh
Mallory
Daisy
Dixie
Annabelle
Mirabelle
Belle
Vivian
Imogene
Jolene
Colleen
Josephine
Pearline
Clementine
Adeline
Charlotte
Scarlett
Margaret

If you want a similar sounding name, have you considered a combo like Cora Lee or Cora Lynn?
Or:
Corinne
Carina
Carolyn
Cara
Carly
Colleen (also above)
Clementine (also above)
Camille
Cameron
Clio
Callie
Calla
Calinda
Callista
Corinthia
Carilla
Courtney
Cassidy
Kennedy
Charleen
Cherilyn

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Hmm, the only alternative I thought of before reading the thread was [name_f]Coraline[/name_f], but since that’s off the board, I do like [name_f]Clementine[/name_f], [name_f]Cora[/name_f] and [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]. [name_m]How[/name_m] do you feel about [name_f]Cara[/name_f]?

12

For various reasons these names remind me of [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]:

[name_u]Evelyn[/name_u]
[name_f]Alice[/name_f]
[name_f]Maggie[/name_f]
[name_f]Margaret[/name_f]
[name_f]Emmaline[/name_f]
[name_f]Layla[/name_f]
[name_f]Maeve[/name_f]
[name_f]Eloise[/name_f]
[name_f]Eliza[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Adeline[/name_f]

13

[name_f]Clara[/name_f]
[name_f]Clarissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Alexandra[/name_f]
[name_f]Sandrine[/name_f]
[name_f]Vivienne[/name_f]
[name_f]Delphine[/name_f]
[name_f]Josephine[/name_f]
[name_f]Lucinda[/name_f]

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[name_f]Carolyn[/name_f]
[name_f]Carrie[/name_f]
[name_f]Cara[/name_f]
[name_f]Carissa[/name_f]
[name_f]Carina[/name_f]
Carielle
[name_f]Carly[/name_f]
[name_f]Carmina[/name_f]

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I love [name_f]Adelaide[/name_f]! It has the same feel and vintage beauty:)
I think that [name_f]Catherine[/name_f], [name_f]Rosamund[/name_f], [name_f]Helena[/name_f], [name_f]Gwendolyn[/name_f], [name_f]Annabel[/name_f], and [name_f]Ophelia[/name_f] all have similar style to them.

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I think if you use [name_f]Carolina[/name_f], you will still have the same problem as it is extremely close to [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]. It would just look as if you wanted to be different from the [name_f]Caroline[/name_f]'s so you switched one letter (which you did). I love the name [name_f]Coraline[/name_f], but your right the movie is creepy! Similar names: [name_f]Cara[/name_f], [name_u]Carmen[/name_u], [name_f]Cora[/name_f], [name_f]Coralie[/name_f], [name_f]Camille[/name_f]/[name_f]Camilla[/name_f], [name_f]Karin[/name_f], [name_f]Korina[/name_f], [name_f]Clara[/name_f], [name_f]Cayley[/name_f], [name_f]Chloe[/name_f], [name_f]Carrie[/name_f], [name_f]Cosette[/name_f], [name_f]Carlene[/name_f], [name_f]Madeline[/name_f], [name_f]Emmeline[/name_f], [name_f]Adeline[/name_f], [name_f]Angeline[/name_f], [name_f]Aveline[/name_f]. Good [name_m]Luck[/name_m]!