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.

Related terms

• Carolus dollar

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 34495^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 656 individuals. Carolus is most common among White (93.45%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Carolus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 292.

Anagrams

• Lacours, oculars, oscular

Latin

Alternative forms

• Carlus (rare)
• Karolus

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ro.lus/, [ˈkärɔɫ̪ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ro.lus/, [ˈkäːrolus]

Proper noun

Carolus m (genitive Carolī); second declension

1. a male given name from the Germanic languages

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	Carolus	Carolī
Genitive	Carolī	Carolōrum
Dative	Carolō	Carolīs
Accusative	Carolum	Carolōs
Ablative	Carolō	Carolīs
Vocative	Carole	Carolī

Derived terms

• Carolus Magnus

Descendants

• Asturian: Carlos
• Catalan: Carles
• Corsican: Carulu
• Czech: Karel
• Franco-Provençal: Charol
• French: Charles
  • → English: Charles
  • → Russian: Шарль (Šarlʹ)
  • → Chinese: 夏爾／夏尔 (Xià'ěr)
• Friulian: Carli
• Galician: Carlos
• Italian: Carlo
• Occitan: Carles
• Portuguese: Carlos
• Romanian: Carol
• Sicilian: Carlu, Carru
• Spanish: Carlos
• Venetian: Carlo
• Walloon: Tchåle