Baby name
STABLE
🇩🇪 🇸🇪 🇦🇹 Karolin
/kah · ro · LEEN/
Meaning
“Free man”
German form of Caroline, from Karl meaning 'free man'; the stripped-down German spelling without the final -e feels crisper and more modern.
Nicknames
karo · lini
Vibe
strong
How it ages.
Classic German feminine; ages impeccably without being fashionable.
The cultural moment.
Popular in Germany and Sweden from the 1980s through 2000s; still consistently used.