# Carly

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɑɹli/ · frequency rank #17,782

## Definitions
1. A female given name from the Germanic languages.

## Etymology
A feminine form of Carl, taken to use in the latter half of the 20th century; also a pet form of Carla, Carlene and Carlotta.

## Easily confused with
- **cry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-cry)
- **cay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-cay)
- **cars** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-cars)
- **cart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-cart)
- **carr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-carr)
- **Cory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-cory)
- **curl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-curl)
- **Cary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-cary)
- **Ctrl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-ctrl)
- **carp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-carp)
- **cray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-cray)
- **Caro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-caro)
- **carry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-carry)
- **carol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-carol)
- **Casey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-casey)
- **curry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-curry)
- **Corey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-corey)
- **curly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-curly)
- **Cathy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-cathy)
- **carts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carly-vs-carts)

## Common misspellings (8)
`acrly`, `calry`, `carlly`, `carlyy`, `carrly`, `caryl`, `ccarly`, `craly`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/carly