Carly

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US/ˈkɑɹli/

proper noun

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Less commonScrabble 10

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Carley · alternative Carlie · alternative Carlee · alternative Carli · alternative Karly · alternative Karlie · alternative Karli · alternative Karley · alternative Karlee · alternative Carleigh · alternative Karleigh · alternative Carls

  1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.

    She introduced herself. I said, 'Where'd you get a name like Carly?' and she said, from her aunt.

    2008, Sheila Weller, Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon-- And the Journey of a Generation, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 263

Origin

A feminine form of Carl with -y, taken to use in the latter half of the 20th century; also a pet form of Carla, Carlene and Carlotta.

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Cite this entry
APA

Carly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carly

MLA

“Carly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carly. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Carly,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Carly.

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