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{{Infobox Given Name Revised
| name = Carolyn
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| pronunciation = KER-o-lin
| gender = Feminine
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| origin = Italian and English
| related names = Caroline, Charles
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:''See [[Carl (name)]] or [[Sue (disambiguation)|Sue]] for information about the name.''
'''Carolyn''' is a female name in English speaking countries, originally an alteration of the more ancient name [[Caroline]]. Caroline itself is one of the feminine forms of [[Charles]], which goes back to a Germanic word that meant "free man".
==People==
Notable people named Carolyn include:
*[[Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy]], political family member
*[[Carolyn Dando]], [[New Zealand]] actress
*[[Carolyn Jones]], actress
*[[Carolyn Keene]], literary pseudonym
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