Charles

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.2.2 Translations 1.2.3 Quotations 2 French 2.1 Proper noun 3 Swedish 3.1 Proper noun

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[edit] Etymology

From the French Charles, from the German Karl, from the Germanic root karal, meaning person, free man; compare the English word churl and the German Kerl.

[edit] Proper noun

Singular Charles

Plural -

Charles

1. A male given name

[edit] Related terms

• diminutives: Charley, Charlie, Chuck, Chas.
• variants: Carl, Carroll, Karl
• feminine forms: Carla, Carly, Carol, Carole, Carolina, Caroline, Carrie, Charlene, Charlotte, Lottie

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• 1844 Edgar Allan Poe: Thou Art the Man:

  - - - there never was any person named Charles who was not an open, manly, honest, good-natured, and frank-hearted fellow, with a rich, clear, voice, that did you good to hear it, and an eye that looked at you always straight at the face, as much as to say: "I have a clear conscience myself, am afraid of no man, and am altogether above doing a mean action." And thus all the hearty, careless,'walking gentlemen' of the stage are very certain to be called Charles.

  ( Note: Charles turns out to be the villain of this story.)

• 1988 Ed McBain: The House That Jack Built: page 212:

  - - - spoke the way the English do, funny, you know? His name was Roger, I think. Or Nigel. Something like that."

  "How about Charles?"

  "Charles? Well, yes, it could have been. Charles does sound English, doesn't it? Their prince is named Charles, isn't he?"

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[edit] French

[edit] Proper noun

Charles m.

1. A male given name, cognate to English Charles

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[edit] Swedish

[edit] Proper noun

Charles

1. A male given name borrowed from English and French.