"Form of Carly"
The name Karlye is commonly a female name from the "American" origin.
Karlye is a respelling of Carly, the feminine form of Carl, which comes from Germanic Karl, meaning "man" or "free man". The -ye ending is one of several American spellings of the same sounds, alongside Karlie and Carlee.
Carly means "Covered in snow; Strong and womanly.".
The pronunciation of Karlye is KAR-lee.
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