Carlijn is a
Dutch feminine
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
that is a diminutive form of
Carolina
Carolina may refer to:
Geography
* The Carolinas, the U.S. states of North and South Carolina
** North Carolina, a U.S. state
** South Carolina, a U.S. state
* Province of Carolina, a British province until 1712
* Carolina, Alabama, a town in ...
and
Caroline
Caroline may refer to:
People
* Caroline (given name), a feminine given name
* J. C. Caroline (born 1933), American college and National Football League player
* Jordan Caroline (born 1996), American (men's) basketball player
Places Antarctica
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Notable people with the name include:
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Carlijn Achtereekte
Carlijn Achtereekte (; born 29 January 1990) is a Dutch former speed skater who specialises in long distances. Achtereekte won three silver medals in the 5000 metres at the Dutch Single Distance Championships. At the 2015 World Single Distance S ...
(born 1990), Dutch speed skater
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Carlijn Bouten
Carlijn V.C. Bouten (born 1967) is a Dutch professor of Cell-Matrix Interactions at the department of Biomedical Engineering of Eindhoven University of Technology since 2010. She specializes in tissue engineering.
Bouten studied functional anatom ...
(born 1967), Dutch professor of Cell-Matrix Interactions
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Carlijn de Groot
Carlijn Marjolijn de Groot (born 10 September 1986) is a former Dutch international cricketer whose career for the Dutch national side spanned from 2007 to 2012.
De Groot was born in Schiedam, and played her club cricket for Hermes-DVS, which ...
(born 1986), Dutch cricketer
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Carlijn Jans
Carlijn Jans (born 24 July 1987 in Breda) is a Dutch female volleyball player. She is a member of the Netherlands women's national volleyball team and played for Alterno Apeldoorn in 2014. She was part of the Dutch national team at the 2014 F ...
(born 1987), Dutch female volleyball player
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(born 1994), Dutch-American speed skater
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Carlijn Welten
Carlijn Welten (born 30 October 1987) is a Dutch field hockey player, born in Utrecht but grown up and living in Heerlen, who plays as a forward for Dutch club Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club
Stichtsche Cricket en Hockey Club, commo ...
(born 1987), Dutch field hockey player
See also
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Karlijn Karlijn is a Dutch feminine given name that is a diminutive form of Carolina and Caroline. Notable people with the name include:
* Karlijn Demasure (born 1955), Belgian professor of theology
* Karlijn Swinkels (born 1998), Dutch cyclist
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Notes
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Feminine given names