Meaning and origin
Carly is a Latin girl name. The meaning of the name is `little, womanly `.
Where is it used? The name Carly is mainly used in English.
How do they say it elsewhere? Charles (In English and in French)
For the opposite sex use: In Italian, Portuguese, English and in German: Carla (F) In German and in English: Carl (M) In English: Carlie (F) In English: Carley (F)
The best thing about the name Carly: Its spunky. Fits Carlys' perfectly :)
The worst thing about the name: nothing, except it has grown more popular and sounds like harley as well, so when walking in a hallway you turn around a lot when people arent talking to you.
If my name wasn`t Carly....: I'd be Paige. And I'd be sad, although when i was younger i wanted to be named paige then my mom told me it was gonna be my name...a calling? i think yes
Extra information: NICKNAMES! im nicknamed Car, Car-Car, Carl, CDawg, Carlita, Carlytith, and almost anything you can put a car infront of. but never garage.
The best thing about the name Carly: i like my name but iv changed the spelling to carlee dnt ask it ws when i ws younger lol
The worst thing about the name: i no alot of carlys
If my name wasn`t Carly....:
Carly appears in 2007`s top-1000 name list at rank 261.. 1995 was a `top year` for the name Carly. (Based on 128 years of name history) In that year it ranked #122. The last time Carly appeared among the most common names was in 1980. Our records go back to 1880