Carly
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
A feminine form of Carl, taken to use in the latter half of the 20th century; also a pet form of Carla, Carlene and Carlotta.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɑɹli/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)li
Proper noun
Carly
- A female given name from the Germanic languages.
- 2008, Sheila Weller, Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon-- And the Journey of a Generation, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 263:
- She introduced herself. I said, 'Where'd you get a name like Carly?' and she said, from her aunt.
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