Charlotte

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Proper noun 1.2.1 Quotations 1.2.2 Translations 2 Danish 2.1 Proper noun 3 French 3.1 Proper noun 4 German 4.1 Proper noun 5 Norwegian 5.1 Proper noun 6 Swedish 6.1 Proper noun 6.1.1 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

French Charlotte, female diminutive form of Charles, from Middle High German Karl, which came from the Germanic *karlaz.

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Singular Charlotte

Plural -

Charlotte

1. A female given name, used in the English-speaking world since the seventeenth century.
2. The largest city in the state of North Carolina.

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• 1852 D. H. Jacques, A Chapter on Names, The Knickerbocker, or, New-York Monthly Magazine, Volume XL, August 1852, page 117:

  My Charlotte conquers with a smile, / And reigneth queen of love.

  In the home-circle and among her companions, Charlotte lays aside her queenship and becomes a gentle Lottie.

• 1859 George Eliot, Adam Bede, Chapter VII:

  "Here's Totty! By-and-by, what's her other name? She wasn't christened Totty."

  "Oh, sir, we call her sadly out of name. Charlotte's her christened name. It's a name i' Mr. Poyser's family; his grandmother was named Charlotte. But we began calling her Lotty, and now it's got to Totty. To be sure it's more like a name for a dog than a Christian child."

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Charlotte

1. A female given name of French origin. Variants: Lotte, Liselotte.

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Charlotte f.

1. A female given name; a feminine diminutive form of Charles.

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Charlotte

1. A female given name of French origin. Variants: Lotte, Lieselotte, Liselotte.

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Charlotte

1. A female given name of French origin. Diminutive: Lotte.

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Charlotte

1. A female given name of French origin.

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• Charlotta, Lotta