Carly is a

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 ...

, a feminine form of

Carl Carl may refer to: *Carl, Georgia, city in USA *Carl, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Carl (name), includes info about the name, variations of the name, and a list of people with the name *Carl², a TV series * "Carl", an episode of te ...

. Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 47. It is also a

pet form A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

of given names such as

Carla Carla is the feminized version of Carl, Carlos or Charles, from ''ceorl'' in Old English, which means "free man". Notable people with the name include: * Carla, French singer and former member of the children's music group Kids United * Carla Abe ...

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 * ...

. Variant different spellings include Carley,

Carlie Carlie is an English feminine given name and nickname that is a feminine form of Carl and an alternate form of Carla. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: Given name *Carlie Hanson (born 2000), American singer-songwriter ...

Carlee Carlee is the feminine form of Carl or Charles and is derived from the Old English word “ceorl,” meaning “free man.” Given name * Carlee Beattie (born 1982), Australian Paralympic athlete * Carlee Campbell (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey ...

, Carleigh and Carli, as well as

Karly Karly is an English language, English feminine given name that is a feminine form of Carl (name), Carl and an alternate form of Carla. Notable people referred to by this name include the following: Given name *Karly Gaitán Morales (born 1980), Nic ...

, Karli,

Karley Karley is a feminine given name. Notable people known by this name include the following: Given name *Karley Sciortino American writer, television host, and producer Fictional character *Karley, Brittany Snow character in '' 96 Minutes'' See also ...

Karlee Karlee is an English feminine given name that is a feminine form of Carl and an alternate form of Carla. Notable people known by this name include the following: Given name *Karlee Bispo (born 1990), American competition swimmer *Karlee Burgess (bo ...

Karlie Karlie is an English and Swedish feminine given name that is a feminine form of Karl, a diminutive form of Karla and an alternate form of Karly. Notable people known by this name include the following: Given name *Karlie Hay (born 1997), American ...

and Karleigh. The name became popular in large part, if not primarily, because of the success of

Carly Simon Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer-songwriter, memoirist, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records; her 13 Top 40 U.S. hits include "Anticipation" (No. 13), " The Right Thin ...

's music in the 1970s - its first appearance in the top 1000 US baby names was in 1973, soon after her first success. It was most popular in the UK, Canada and Australia in the 1980s and in the United States during the 1990s. Over 2,000 American baby girls were named Carly each year between 1991 and 1998. Carly and its variants may refer to:

People

Carly Binding Carly Binding (born 2 February 1978) is a New Zealand pop singer-songwriter, and former member of the girl group TrueBliss. In 2000 she left the group, citing personal differences, and decided to pursue a solo career. Her debut solo album ''Pass ...

(born 1978), New Zealand pop singer-songwriter *

Carly Booth Carly Booth (born 21 June 1992) is a Scottish professional golfer. At the end of 2009, aged 17, she became the youngest-ever Scot to qualify for the Ladies European Tour. Booth became the youngest ladies' club champion in Britain at the age of ...

(born 1992), Scottish professional golfer *

Carly Chaikin Carly Hannah Chaikin (born March 26, 1990) is an American actress. Her acting career began in 2009 and she received her breakout role two years later, co-starring as Dalia Royce in the ABC sitcom ''Suburgatory''. She played the role until the se ...

(born 1990), American actress *

Carly Cole Carly Calder Cole (née Zucker; born 11 May 1984) is a British reality television contestant, fitness trainer and model, and wife of former professional footballer Joe Cole. Media career Cole has modelled for fitness and fashion magazines. She ...

(born 1984), British reality television contestant, fitness trainer and model * Carly Colón (born 1979), male Puerto Rican-Canadian professional wrestler * Carly Craig (born 1980), American actress *

Carly Dixon Carly Dixon (born 27 July 1973) is an Australian former judoka who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics, in the 2000 Summer Olympics, and in the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγ� ...

(born 1973), Australian Olympic judoka * Carly Fiorina (born 1954), American business executive and politician *

Carly Flynn Carly Flynn (''née'' Kirkwood) is a New Zealand journalist and television personality. Personal life Born and raised in Taupō, New Zealand, where both of her parents were English teachers at Tauhara College, Flynn is the eldest of the three s ...

, New Zealand journalist and television presenter * Carly Foulkes (born 1988), Canadian model and actress * Carly Gullickson (born 1986), American professional tennis player *

Carly Hibberd Carly Hibberd (11 May 1985 – 6 July 2011) was an Australian professional road racing cyclist who competed in Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI)-sanctioned races. She won the 2008 Australian National Criterium Championships and was second in t ...

(1985–2011), Australian road cyclist * Carly Hillman (born 1983), British actress *

Carly Hunt Carly Hunt (born 4 June 1981) is a retired English footballer. She played as a midfielder and has represented England at senior international level. Throughout her career she played alongside her identical twin sister Gemma and they were nicknam ...

(born 1981), English footballer *

Carly Janiga Carly Janiga, now Carly Reardon, (born October 19, 1988) is an American former gymnast. She attended and competed for Stanford University. She has won gold medals in FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup competitionUSA Gymnastics Magazine, USA Gymnasti ...

(born 1988), American gymnast *

Carly Rae Jepsen Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 21, 1985) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After studying musical theatre for most of her school life and while in university, Jepsen garnered mainstream attention after placing third on the fifth season of ...

(born 1985), Canadian recording artist and singer-songwriter *

Carly McKillip Carly Maria McKillip (born February 13, 1989) is a Canadian actress and musician known for her title role in the television series '' Alice, I Think''. She also performs together with her sister Britt in the country group One More Girl. She was ...

(born 1989), Canadian actress and musician *

Carly Melin Carly Melin (born August 13, 1985) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 6A, which included portions of ...

(born 1985), American politician *

Carly Milne Carly Milne is a Canadian writer. Biography Born in Edmonton, Alberta, Milne started writing professionally at age 14. Two years later, she was hired by '' The Calgary Herald'', as a columnist for "20 Below", which was geared to discussing teen i ...

, Canadian writer *

Carly Paradis Carly Paradis is a BAFTA-nominated Canadian-born British composer, songwriter and pianist. She composes soundtracks for movies, TV series and solo albums. In 2007, she worked with film composer Clint Mansell arranging piano parts on Mansell's s ...

(born 1980), Canadian composer and pianist * Carly Patterson (born 1988), American gymnast and singer *

Carly Pearce Carly Pearce (born Carly Cristyne Slusser; April 24, 1990) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Her material contains elements of both traditional and contemporary country-pop music. Pearce began performing professionally in her ...

(born 1990), American country music singer and songwriter *

Carly Piper Carly is a given name, a feminine form of Carl (name), Carl.#H1, Hanks; Hardcastle; Hodges (2006) p. 47. It is also a pet form of given names such as Carla and Caroline (given name), Caroline. Variant different spellings include Carley (name), Carl ...

(born 1983), American Olympic swimmer * Carly Pope (born 1980), Canadian actress *

Carly Schroeder Carly Brook Schroeder (born October 18, 1990) is an American actress and U.S. Army officer. She is best known for playing Serena Baldwin, the daughter of Scotty Baldwin and Lucy Coe in the ''General Hospital'' spin-off ''Port Charles''. She ...

(born 1990), German-American film and television actress *

(born 1943), American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author *

Carly Smithson Carly Sarah Smithson ( Hennessy; born 12 September 1983) is an Irish soul and pop rock singer who was the sixth place finalist on the seventh season of ''American Idol''. In 2001, Smithson released her first studio album for MCA Records called ...

(born 1983), Irish American soul / pop rock singer-songwriter and actress *

Carly Rose Sonenclar Carly Rose Sonenclar (born April 20, 1999), who performs under the name Carly Rose, is an American singer, songwriter and an actress. In December 2012, she became the runner-up on the second season of ''The X Factor''. Early and personal life ...

(born 1999), American singer, songwriter, and child actress *

Carly Telford Carly Mitchell Telford (born 7 July 1987) is an English footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for San Diego Wave and the England national team. Club career Telford joined Leeds United Ladies in 2007 from relegated club Sunderland. In May of t ...

(born 1987), English international football goalkeeper *

Carly Wilson Carly Wilson (born 8 July 1982) is an Australian basketball player from Victoria. She has played for several teams in the Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) including the Dandenong Rangers, Australian Institute of Sport, Perth Lynx and C ...

(born 1982), Australian basketball player

Pseudonyms

* "

Carly Phillips Karen Drogin (born July 7, 1965), known professionally by the pen name Carly Phillips, is an American author and former attorney. Phillips has written twenty-three romance novels. Awards *Waldenbooks Bestselling Author Award *Oklahoma Romance W ...

", pen name of American novelist Karen Drogin (born 1965)

Fictional characters

Carly Cardinal The Arbor Day Foundation is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees. The Arbor Day Foundation has more than one million members and has planted more than 350 million trees in neighborhoods, communities ...

, mascot for the

National Arbor Day Foundation The Arbor Day Foundation is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization dedicated to planting trees. The Arbor Day Foundation has more than one million members and has planted more than 350 million trees in neighborhoods, communities ...

* Carly Corinthos, on the American soap opera ''

General Hospital ''General Hospital'' (often abbreviated as ''GH'') is an American daytime television soap opera. It is listed in ''Guinness World Records'' as the list of longest-running television shows by category, longest-running American soap opera in pro ...

'' *

Carly Manning Carly Manning is a fictional character on the NBC soap opera '' Days of Our Lives''. Crystal Chappell portrayed the character from June 12, 1990, to October 18, 1993. After a sixteen-year absence, she reprised the role on October 2, 2009, to Septe ...

, on the American soap opera ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...

'' * Carly Morris, on the Australian soap opera ''

Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (often abbreviated as ''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was created by Alan Bateman and commenced broadcast on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988. Bateman came up with the concept of the show during a trip ...

'' *

Carly Shay The Nickelodeon sitcom ''iCarly'' (2007–2012) centers around Carly Shay, who creates her own Internet television, web show with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennette McCurdy as Sam, Nathan Kress ...

, on the Nickelodeon series ''

iCarly ''iCarly'' is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider, which originally aired on Nickelodeon from September 8, 2007, to November 23, 2012. The series tells the story of Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove), a teenager who creates and hosts ...

'' and its revival series of the same name. *

Carly Snyder Carly Tenney Snyder is a fictional character from the CBS soap opera ''As the World Turns''. The character was originated in 1995 by actress Maura West, who appeared from April 11, 1995, to May 8, 1996, and from September 10, 1997 until the seri ...

, on the American soap opera '' As the World Turns'' *

Carly Wicks Carly Wicks is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera '' EastEnders'', played by Kellie Shirley, and by Michaela Stephen in a home movie the Wicks family watched on 23 April 2007. She made her first appearance on 17 February 2006. Carly w ...

, on the BBC soap opera ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...

'' *

Carly Witwicky ''The Transformers'' is an American animated television series that originally aired from September 17, 1984, to November 11, 1987, in syndication based upon Hasbro's ''Transformers'' toy line. The first television series in the ''Transformer ...

, in the ''

Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms, suc ...

'' franchise * Carly Norris, on the film

Sliver Sliver may refer to: Entertainment *Sliver (novel), ''Sliver'' (novel), a 1991 novel by Ira Levin **Sliver (film), ''Sliver'' (film), a 1993 film adaptation of the novel **Sliver (soundtrack), ''Sliver'' (soundtrack), the soundtrack to the 1993 fi ...

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