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Carolyn

American  
[kar-uh-lin] / ˈkær ə lɪn /

noun

  1. a female given name.


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This is something Carolyn Le, 24, from California, has noticed.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Graduate students Carolyn Dundes and Rayyan Jokhai are co-first authors of the research.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

In first place is Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett of Guyana.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

On Monday, Carolyn Tucker got a call from ADT around 3:30 a.m., telling her that the alarm went off at her clothing boutique Newhall’s historic downtown.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

“All done, Mama. May I walk Carolyn home?”

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper

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