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Carolina

English translation/equivalent: Carolina

Origin: Derived from the German karla- meaning "free woman," also documented starting in the 8th century in the Latinized forms Carola and Carla.

Name Day/Onomastico: July 1—in memory of the the Venerable Carolina, called Regina of Denain, who lived in the 8th century.

Related Name/Other Italian Forms: diminutive of Carla

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