Carolus

English

Etymology 1

From Carolus, Latin for Charles. Doublet of Charles.

Noun

Carolus (plural Caroluses or Caroli)

  1. (historical) An old English gold coin, worth 20 (or later 23) shillings.

Etymology 2

From Latin Carolus, Latinized form of the personal name Charles. This surname is mostly found in South Africa.

Proper noun

Carolus (plural Caroluses)

  1. A surname from Latin.
Statistics
  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Carolus is the 34495th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 656 individuals. Carolus is most common among White (93.45%) individuals.

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

A Latinized form of various Germanic names (e.g. Old High German karal, karl, Frankish *karil), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *karilaz.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Carolus m (genitive Carolī); second declension

  1. a male given name from the Germanic languages

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Carolus Carolī
genitive Carolī Carolōrum
dative Carolō Carolīs
accusative Carolum Carolōs
ablative Carolō Carolīs
vocative Carole Carolī

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Asturian: Carlos
  • Catalan: Carles
  • Corsican: Carulu
  • Czech: Karel
  • French: Charles
  • Friulian: Carli
  • Galician: Carlos
  • Italian: Carlo
  • Occitan: Carles
  • Portuguese: Carlos
  • Romanian: Carol
  • Sicilian: Carlu, Carru
  • Spanish: Carlos
  • Venetan: Carlo
  • Walloon: Tchåle