Carrie
Short for Caroline
Carrie is a feminine given name, typically a diminutive of Caroline or Carol.
It stands alone as a full name: Carrie Fisher, Carrie Underwood.
Stephen King's 1974 novel *Carrie* made the name iconic in horror contexts—a bullied teenager with telekinetic powers.
Bestselling horror fiction writer
- telekinesisMental object manipulation
- promHigh school formal dance
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- tragedyDisastrous or sorrowful event
bullying · revenge · high school · outcast · supernatural · blood · fire · destruction
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- telekinesisMental object manipulation
- 1976Year after '75
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
split screen · remake · thriller · suspense · iconic · cult classic · prom queen · slow motion
Feminine name, Carolina city
- CarolynEnglish feminine given name
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- given namePersonal name from birth
feminine · American · classic · traditional · namesake
Stephen King
Bestselling horror fiction writer
- telekinesisMental object manipulation
- promHigh school formal dance
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
tragedy · bullying · revenge · high school · outcast · supernatural · blood · fire · destruction · adolescence
Sissy Spacek
- horrorExtreme fear or disgust
- telekinesisMental object manipulation
- 1976Year after '75
adaptation · split screen · remake · thriller · suspense · iconic · cult classic · prom queen · slow motion · closing scene
Charlotte
Feminine name, Carolina city
- CarolynEnglish feminine given name
- nicknameInformal substitute name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
given name · feminine · American · classic · traditional · namesake
- 1976 FilmsRocky, Taxi Driver, The Omen, Marathon Man, Logan's Run
- 20th Century Books1984, Animal Farm, Brave New World, Catch-22, Grapes of Wrath
- Stephen KingThe Stand, The Shining, Misery, Pet Sematary, The Green Mile
- Novelsnovel, To Kill a Mockingbird, Frankenstein, Pride and Prejudice, The Great Gatsby
- 2013 FilmsGravity, American Hustle, Dallas Buyers Club, Captain Phillips, Nebraska
- Adapted NovelsHarry Potter, The Hunger Games, Twilight, Jurassic Park, The Lord of the Rings
CarrieMary Poppins
Superman · Wonder Woman · Elle Woods · Regina George · Buffy Summers
- carry onContinue doing something
- carried awayLost emotional restraint
- carry outComplete an intended action
- get carried awayLose moderation through excitement
- carried outPerformed as planned
- carried onContinued doing something