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Baby Name: Carly
Carly
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ORIGIN
Old German
MEANING
Free man
A boy's and girl's name that is also a variant of many names including Carla, Carlie, Carol, Caroline and Charlotte. The feminine form of Carl and the German form of Charles that debuted on the chart in 1973 as a fashionable name for girls because of Carly Simon, two-time Grammy Award winning American musician and one of the top leaders of the early 1970s singer-songwriter movement. Carly was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1994, shortly before the name peaked on the charts in 1995. Continues to be a trendy choice because of the up-and-coming young actress Carly Schroeder. Favored because of its "y" spelling combined with the long "ee" sound.
VARIATIONS
Carlson Carl Karlton Carlos
ALTERNATIVES
Karley Carlie Carley Karli Carlye Carlee Karlee Karly Karlie Carli
NICKNAMES
Carl
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