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 ...

, 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 ...

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. 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, 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 ...

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'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 ''Passe ...

(born 1978), New Zealand pop singer-songwriter * Carly Booth (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 Carlos Edwin Colón Jr. (born February 21, 1979) is a Puerto Rican professional wrestler. He is best known for his time with WWE, under the ring name Carlito. He is currently making appearances for multiple promotions, including Qatar Pro Wrestli ...

(born 1979), male Puerto Rican-Canadian professional wrestler *

Carly Craig Carly Craig (born June 12, 1980) is an American actress. Background Born and raised in San Diego, California, Craig comes from a large Italian-Irish family that includes two professional baseball players: her father, Rocky Craig, a scout for the ...

(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. She has won nine gold medals at the Australian National Judo Championships ...

(born 1973), Australian Olympic judoka *

Carly Fiorina Cara Carleton "Carly" Fiorina (''née'' Sneed; born September 6, 1954) is an American businesswoman and politician, known primarily for her tenure as CEO of Hewlett-Packard (HP). As chief executive officer of HP from 1999 to 2005, Fiorina was ...

(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 ...

, New Zealand journalist and television presenter *

Carly Foulkes Carly Foulkes (born August 4, 1988) is a Canadian model and actress who became known for appearing in a series of T-Mobile myTouch 4G television commercials, in which she often wore pink/magenta-and-white summer dresses. She continued as spoke ...

(born 1988), Canadian model and actress *

Carly Gullickson Carly Gullickson (born November 26, 1986) is an American former professional tennis player. Her best singles ranking is No. 123, which she reached in July 2009. Her career-high doubles ranking is No. 52, achieved in April 2006 at age 19. She is ...

(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 Carly Hillman (born 11 June 1983) is a British actress from Hornchurch in Essex best known for playing Nicky di Marco in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' from 1998 to 2000. Carly's character (Nicky) was best friends with Sonia Jackson (Nata ...

(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 Gymnas ...

(born 1988), American gymnast * Carly Rae Jepsen (born 1985), Canadian recording artist and singer-songwriter * Carly McKillip (born 1989), Canadian actress and musician * Carly Melin (born 1985), American politician * Carly Milne, 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 ...

(born 1980), Canadian composer and pianist *

Carly Patterson Carly Rae Patterson (born February 4, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter and former artistic gymnast. She was the all-around champion at the 2004 Olympics, the first all-around champion for the United States at a non-boycotted Olympics, and ...

(born 1988), American gymnast and singer * Carly Pearce (born 1990), American country music singer and songwriter * Carly Piper (born 1983), American Olympic swimmer *

Carly Pope Carly Pope (born August 28, 1980) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her roles on The WB's drama series ''Popular'' (1999–2001), supernatural drama series ''The Collector'' (2004–2005), USA Network's legal drama series '' Suits'' ...

(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''. Sh ...

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

(born 1982), Australian basketball player

Pseudonyms

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

Fictional characters

* Carly Cardinal, mascot for the National Arbor Day Foundation *

Carly Corinthos Carly Corinthos is a fictional character from ''General Hospital'', a soap opera on the ABC network, portrayed by Laura Wright from 2005. A collaborative effort between the writers, Carly – originally played by Sarah Joy Brown from 1996 to 200 ...

, on the American soap opera '' General Hospital'' *

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'' *

Carly Morris Carly Lucini (also Morris) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera ''Home and Away'', played by actress Sharyn Hodgson. She was one of the soap's original female protagonists, appearing as one of the Fletchers' foster children in ...

, on the Australian soap opera '' Home and Away'' *

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

, on the Nickelodeon series '' iCarly'' 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 ser ...

, on the American soap opera ''

As the World Turns ''As the World Turns'' (often abbreviated as ''ATWT'') is an American television soap opera that aired on CBS for 54 years from April 2, 1956, to September 17, 2010. Irna Phillips created ''As the World Turns'' as a sister show to her other s ...

'' *

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'' * Carly Witwicky, in the ''

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

'' franchise * Carly Norris, on the film Sliver

People

Pseudonyms

Fictional characters

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See also