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Caroline is a name I did a complete 180 on in the past year. Beforehand, I'd always found it too cold and haughty (kar-uh-LIEN pronunciation; kar-uh-LIN is Carolyn, in my view). More recently, though, I find it endlessly sophisticated and charming.

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I also prefer the British nickname Caro to the American nickname Carrie, even though I'm American - mostly because Carrie sounds... kind of sad. Not Gothic like Alice (to my ears), just... crestfallen. It's difficult to explain.

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For middles, I think Caroline sounds best with a name that begins with a vowel. I also wouldn't go for something else ending in -n, so I can't say I'm terribly fond of Caroline Wren. These are what I would propose:

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Caroline Ivy (my stock combo)
Caroline Iris
Caroline Alice
Caroline Sophia
Caroline Antonia
Caroline Elisa / Caroline Elise
Caroline Margot (also Margot Caroline)
Caroline Audrey
Caroline Viola
Caroline Adele
Caroline Arista
Caroline Joanna

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While I like Hazel, she is in a very different genre form Caroline, so I would find sisters with these names a bit jarring. Like they were named by different people.

I pronounce it the British way, unsurprisingly. My best friend is Carolyn, pronounced with -lin.

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It's a good name, a timeless classic which seldom attracts nns; I've always liked it but never thought of using it until my new-born daughter surprisingly looked like a Caroline. I didn't know then and don't know now what that means, but it certainly happened and we were very happy with it.

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I don't like Wren or Hazel. Caroline Rachel; Caroline Alice; Caroline Clare; Caroline Janet (my friend is Carolyn Jane).

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Siblings: Peter and Lucy; Ian and Ruth; Keith and Louise

So exquisitely beautiful. I pronounce it the British way, ending in -line. There are two in my recent family tree. One with sisters Florence and Isabella; the other with sisters Alice and Georgina. Caroline Wren is pretty. To me Hazel is not as timeless as Caroline and I wouldn't choose it myself as a sibset, but I certainly see why you like it.

I like the name. It has some warm vibes and I like that it's classic. I pronounce it as KAR-uh-lien. I quite don't like Caroline Wren, they had the different vibes, in my opinion. I like Caroline and Hazel as siblings though.

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TW: Death

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For middle names, I can only think about Caroline Martha, which was named after the late poster of this site who post under the name Martha (CarolineCarolina). She died on September 29th. https://www.behindthename.com/bb/ot/5389703

This message was edited 11/4/2022, 12:18 AM

I really like Caroline. It would be an honoring name for a Charles and Carol for me. I prefer the long i rather than the short (which I prefer to spell Carolyn). Either vowel sound for the first vowel works for me.

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If I were to use Caroline, I like the idea of the nickname Cara.

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Caroline Wren is nice. I like seeing Wren. Caroline and Hazel could definitely be sisters. Similarly warm and comfortable, worn-in calico sheets on the line type of names.

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Combos:
Caroline Susannah
Caroline Daphne
Caroline Elise
Caroline Alice
Caroline Gloria
Caroline Rhoda

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Natalie Caroline
Julia Caroline
Susannah Caroline nn Sunny (one of my pet combos haha)

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Siblings:
Nolan
Bennett
Anthony

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Lydia
Harriet
Bridget

Caroline is beautiful, I only like -lien pronunciation though. Caroline Wren is stunning!

I like the first pronouciation lien,. Lovely name, I don't like the combo with Wren though it doesn't seem to flow and the styles are so different. I like Hazel but not as a sibling name for Caroline

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Mn Amy, Anthea, Grace, May, Phoebe, Ruby, Ruth, Tessa, Yvette, Olivia, Rachel

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Sibling Susannah Marguerite Genevieve Vivienne, Laura, Vanessa, Natalie

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Alastair, Anthony, Thomas, Timothy, Benjamin, Daniel, Elliott, Gabriel, Jonathan, Robert, William, Matthew, Nicholas, Nathaniel, Alexander, Oliver