Carroll

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkæɹəl/
• Homophones: carol, Carol, Carole

Proper noun

Carroll

1. A surname from Irish derived from the Irish Ó Cearbhaill.
2. Lewis Carroll - pseudonym of British author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson.
3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
4. A female given name from the Germanic languages, of less common usage, variant of Carol.
5. A number of places in the United States:
   1. A city, the county seat of Carroll County, Iowa.
   2. A village in Wayne County, Nebraska.
   3. A town in Coos County, New Hampshire.
   4. A town in Chautauqua County, New York.
   5. A village in Fairfield County, Ohio.
   6. An unincorporated community in Smith County, Texas.
   7. A number of townships, in Illinois, Iowa (2), Missouri, Ohio, and Pennsylvania (3).
6. A village in Gunnedah Shire, northern New South Wales, Australia.

Derived terms

• Carroll County
• Carrollian
• carrollite
• Carrollton
• East Carroll Parish
• Mount Carroll
• West Carroll Parish

 

Related terms

• Carrol

Noun

Carroll (plural Carrolls)

1. An early-ripening apple cultivar.

Further reading

• “Carroll”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.