Charles
English
Etymology
From French Charles, from Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from and also reinfluenced by Old High German Karl, from Proto-Germanic *karlaz (“free man”); compare the English word churl and the German Kerl.
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lz
Proper noun
Charles
- A male given name from the Germanic languages.
- 1599 William Shakespeare, King Henry V, Act I, Scene II:
- Charles the Great / Subdued the Saxons, and did seat the French / Beyond the river Sala, in the year / Eight hundred five.
- 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.
- 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?"
- 1599 William Shakespeare, King Henry V, Act I, Scene II:
- A patronymic surname transferred from the given name
Usage notes
Common given name since the Middle Ages.
Derived terms
Related terms
- diminutives: Charley, Charlie, Chuck, Chucky, Chas, Chaz, Chip
- variants: Carl, Carroll, Karl, Cathal
- feminine forms: Carla, Carly, Carol, Carole, Carolina, Caroline, Callie, Carrie, Charlene, Charlotte
Translations
given name
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Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Charles is the 548th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 61,211 individuals. Charles is most common among Black (53.0%) individuals.
Anagrams
Cebuano
Etymology
From English Charles, from French Charles, from Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from and also reinfluenced by Old High German Karl, from Proto-Germanic *karlaz (“free man”).
Proper noun
Charles
- a male given name from French
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Charles.
French
Etymology
From Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from Germanic.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Charles m
- a male given name, equivalent to English Charles
Norman
Proper noun
Charles m
- a male given name.
Synonyms
Related terms
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
See Charlon.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Charles m
Descendants
Swedish
Proper noun
Charles c (genitive Charles)
- a male given name borrowed from English and French.
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