An old silver coin of Italy.
"The collector spent hours searching through ancient Italian coins to find a genuine caroline from the tenth century."
In plain English: Caroline is an old-fashioned way to refer to a woman's name, though it isn't used much anymore.
"The school principal named their new assistant teacher Caroline because her first name matched his late wife's."
Relating to the time of Kings Charles I and II.
"The caroline coinage was minted during the reigns of Charles I and Charles II."
"The caroline style of dress she wore was very popular in the eighteenth century, though today we call it rococo."
A female given name from the Germanic languages.
"Caroline is a popular female given name of Germanic origin that has been used by many generations."
Caroline comes from the Latin word Carolus, which means Charles. The suffix -ine was added to create an adjective form related to this name.