Carpinus caroliniana shine sunan kimiyya ga ƙaho na Amurka, wani nau'in bishiyar da ta fito daga gabashin Amurka ta Arewa. Kalmar "Carpinus" ta samo asali ne daga kalmar Latin "carpere," wanda ke nufin "don tsiro," kuma yana nufin ganyen bishiyar, wanda ke da gefuna mai kama da hakora. "Caroliniana" yana nufin kewayon bishiyar a cikin Carolinas, kodayake ana samunta a wasu jihohi kuma.
