Carly (name)
In some cases, Carly is a pet form of given names such as Carla (a feminine form of Carl) and Carlin (another feminine form of Carla). In other cases Carly is an feminine form of Carl.[1] The English Carl is borrowed from the German Carl, which is in turn derived from the German Karl (both Carl and Karl are cognates of the English Charles).[2] Variant forms of Carly include the names Carley, Carlie, and Carli.[1]
It was most popular in the UK, Canada and Australia in the 1980s, and in the US during the 1990s. Over 2,000 American girls were named Carly each year between 1991 and 1998.[3]
The name became popular in large part if not primarily because of the success of Carly Simon's music in the 1970s - its first appearance in the top 1000 US baby names was in 1973, soon after her first success.
Famous individuals named Carly
- Carly Simon, born 1945, American musician
- Carli Lloyd, born 1982, American soccer player
- Carly Rae Jepsen, born 1985, Canadian pop singer
- Carly Sonenclar, born 1999, American singer
Citations
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 47.
- ↑ Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) pp. ix, 47, 52, 153, 314, 321.
- ↑ http://www.babynameshub.com/girl-names/Carly.html
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