Carly
Origin of the name Carly:
A feminine form of Carl and Charles, both of which are derived from the Old English ceorl (man, freeman, peasant). Var: Karla. Pet: Carley, Carli, Carly, Karley, Karli, Karly.
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I found this on a list of top 20 "whitest" names for girls.
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As a child I used to like my name alot, but now I'm refered as 'iCarly' or 'CurlyWurly' it's quite immature tbh it's only a name.
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Carlee
Carls – pet form.
Carlsberg
Carli
Car
LeeLee
Curly
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Carly Simon, singer
Carly Patterson, US 2004 Olympic Gold Gymnast
Carly Smithson, American Idol Season 7, 2008 7th place finalist
Carly Fiorina, American business executive and former CEO of Hewlett-Packard
Carly McKillip, Canadian actress
Carly Schroeder, American actress
Karlie Kloss, American model
Carley Stenson, British actress- Carly in song, story & screen: | Edit
Carly Shay from the Nickelodeon show iCarly
Carly Corinthos Jacks, character on General Hospital
Carly Tenney, character on As the World Turns
Carly Manning, character on Days of Our Lives
Carly Witwicky, character in the Transformers franchise
Carly Wicks, character on British soap Eastenders
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Global Popularity of the Name Carly
- #89 in Scotland
- #197 in United States
- #210 in Canada (Alberta)
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