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Carole

American  
[kar-uhl] / ˈkær əl /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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Pearl and her four-year-old sister Amelia were at home in Croydon last summer when 36-year-old Carole had a seizure and lost consciousness.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

"My eldest son, who is a fitness instructor, asked me if I fancied doing this competition with him and I foolishly said yes," Carole told BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

“Do not rely on the ratings system,” says Carole Herman, a veteran campaigner on behalf of abused and neglected nursing-home residents and their families.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026

Unlike his Brill Building peer Carole King — he wrote “Oh! Carol,” his first big hit, about her — Sedaka wasn’t able to refashion himself as a hip singer-songwriter.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

Even if they boarded the plane, Carole would have to take a suction device for John’s neck—would using it disturb other passengers?

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French