At a Glance: Name: Carly – Meaning: free man (feminine form of Carl) – Origin: English (modern, feminine form of Carl) – Gender: Girl – Pronunciation: KAR-lee
Carly is an English (modern, feminine form of Carl) girl's name meaning “free man (feminine form of Carl)”. It appears in our list of 100+ *Beautiful* Girl Names That Start With C.
Meaning & Origin of Carly
Meaning: Free man (feminine form of Carl).
Origin: English (modern, feminine form of Carl).
A common claim: Carly means 'free man' (form of Caroline) Actually: Carly is usually described as a form of Caroline, but Wiktionary traces it more directly to a feminized form of Carl, or as a pet form of Carla, Carlene, or Carlotta -- names that share the same ultimate root, 'free man.'
Source: Wiktionary.
How to Pronounce Carly
Phonetic: KAR-lee IPA: /ˈkɑːrli/
Popularity of Carly
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration birth-name data, 1951–2024.
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