Carrol
See also: carrol
English
Proper noun
Carrol
- Lua error in Module:names at line 633: dot= and nodot= are no longer supported in Template:surname because a trailing period is no longer added by default; if you want it, add it explicitly after the template, a less common spelling of Carroll, derived from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Irish Ó Cearbhaill.
- A male given name transferred from the surname.
- A female given name from the Germanic languages, of less common usage, variant of Carol.
Quotations
- 2002 Annie Proulx: That Old Ace in the Hole →ISBN page 81:
- "I spose you want to be a cattleboy," drawled the multicolored beard whose name was Carrol Day, a curiously feminine name, thought Martin, not yet acquaintanced with the bearded Marions, Fannys and Abbys of Texas who, saddled by their unthinking mothers with dainty names, built savagely masculine frames of character.