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Karola is a Danish, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Norwegian, and Swedish feminine given name that is a feminine form of Karol and Carolus and an alternate form of Carola. [1] Notable people with the name include the following:

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  1. "Karola". Name-doctor.com. Retrieved February 23, 2020.

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