What does Charlotte mean?

Charlotte means "man, free man; coral"

How do we pronounce Charlotte?

Charlotte \(c)har-lot-te, ch-arlo-tte\ is a female's name. It consists of 9 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Charlotte is pronounced -SHaaRLAOTTah in Dutch, -SHAARLahT in English, -SHaeRLOWT in French, or -SHaaRLAOTah in German 1.

1 Pronunciation for Charlotte: SH as in "she (SH.IY)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; L as in "lay (L.EY)" ; AO as in "ought (AO.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; AH as in "mud (M.AH.D)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; OW as in "oak (OW.K)"

What is the origin of Charlotte?

Charlotte's origin is Germanic, and its use, French, German, Dutch, English, and Scandinavian. Derived from the word karl with the meaning 'man, free man'. The name was first adopted by English speakers in the 17th century. It became popular over the next two centuries, largely due to Queen Charlotte Sophia of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818) the wife of King George III, Goethe's poem Sorrows of Werther (1774) about an attractive lady named Charlotte, and the British novelist Charlotte Bronte (1816-55). In Scotland, the name has been used as an Anglicized form of Teàrlag. Charlotte is a form of the English, French, and Scandinavian name Caroline origin in the French and German languages. Charlotte is the feminine form of the English and French Charles name. The name Charlotte is widely used; it has 120 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include nicknames for Arlette (also used in French and German), Carla name, Carleen meaning of name, meaning of Carlene, Carletta meaning of name, nicknames for Carli, Carlie name popularity, Carline name variations, Carlotta name variations (also used in Italian and Spanish), Carlotte name variations, Carly definition, name Carlyne origin, Charil name popularity, Charill name popularity, Chariot meaning, name Charl origin, Charlaine name, what does the name Charlane mean, Charlene meaning and origin, Charlesetta definition, Charleta definition, name Charletta origin, name Charley, Charli meaning, what does the name Charline mean, Charlisa definition, Charlita name popularity, Charlize pronounciation, Charlot meaning, Charlota definition, short names for Charlote, Charlotta meaning (also used in Dutch and Scandinavian), short names for Charlottie, Charlotty pronounciation, what does the name Charlyne mean, Charmain definition, Charmion pronounciation, Charolet meaning, short names for Charolett, what does the name Charolette mean, Charolot name, name Charolotte, meaning of Charty, name Charyl, Cheryl name popularity, what does the name Cheryll mean, name Cheryn meaning, name Harata, Karla meaning of name (also used in Czech and German), Karleen name popularity, Karlene pronounciation, Karletta name, baby name Karli, Karlie meaning, what does the name Karline mean, name Karlotte (also used in German), baby name Karly, nicknames for Karlyne, Lola pronounciation, Loleta name popularity, Loletta definition, name Lolita origin, Sharel meaning and origin, nicknames for Sharil, nicknames for Sharla, Sharlaine definition, baby name Sharleen, Sharlene definition, baby name Sharlette, nicknames for Sharline, name Sharlot origin, name Sharlotta meaning, nicknames for Sharmain, Sharmayne name variations, short names for Sharyl, Sheree meaning of name, Sheri definition, meaning of Sherisa, Sherissa name popularity, meaning of Sherri, nicknames for Sherrie, Sherrill name variations, baby name Sherry, baby name Sherye, Sheryl name, and name Totie. Other English forms include the shortening baby name Char, the diminutives name Chara origin, name Charla, Charle meaning of name, baby name Charlie, Charlsie definition, Charly name popularity, short names for Chattie, Lotta definition (also used in Scandinavian), Lottie meaning of name (also used in Dutch, German, and Polish), name Lotty, Tottie name variations, and Totty name, and the spelling variants Charlet definition, Charlett name, Charlette meaning and origin, Charlott meaning (also used in French, and German), Sharlet name, name Sharlett, name Sharlott meaning, and nicknames for Sharlotte. Forms used in foreign languages include the Portuguese and Spanish Carlota definition, the Scandinavian Chrlotta name variations, the Czech Karlicka name popularity, the German and Greek name Karlotta meaning, the French Lolotte name variations, the German name Lottchen meaning, the Dutch, German, and Hungarian Lotti meaning, the Tongan name Salote meaning, the Hungarian Sari meaning and origin, the Latvian Sarlote meaning, the Hungarian Sarolta meaning, and the Irish Sérlait meaning of name. The shortening nicknames for Lotte (Dutch and German) is another foreign form. See also the related form, the Scottish Teàrlag name variations. Charlotte is a very popular baby girl name, and it perceived as trendy. At the height of its usage in 1943, 0.382% of baby girls were named Charlotte. It had a ranking of #47 then. The baby name has seen a drop in frequency since then. In 2010, it ranked at #45 with a usage of 0.274%, experiencing a small resurgence in the recent decade. Within all girl names in its family, Charlotte was the most popular. Charlotte was 60% more regularly used than the 2nd most popular name, meaning of Caroline, in 2010.

The following famous people share the name Charlotte:

  • Actress Susan Oliver, born Charlotte Gurcke 13 February 1937 - 10 May 1990, New York, New York
  • Actress Charlotte Rampling, born February 5, 1946, Essex, England
  • Author Charlotte Brontë, born 21 April 1816 - 31 March 1855, Thornton, Yorkshire, England
  • Author Charlotte Mary Yonge, born 11 August 1823 - 24 May 1901, Otterbourne, Hampshire, England
  • Royalty Charlotte Casiraghi, born 3 August 1986
  • Singer Charlotte Church, born 21 February 1986, Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales.

List of baby names Charlotte:

the name Sharlot definition, the English name Sharlott origin, the English Sharlotta meaning and origin, the English, French, and German Charlott meaning and origin, the English baby name Scarlet, the English Scarlett meaning of name, the English name Scarlette, the name name Serild meaning, the name Serilde name, the English Sharlet name, the English Sharlett name popularity, the English meaning of Sharlotte, the name Sarilda pronounciation, the name baby name Sarildah, the Latvian Sarlote name variations, the Hungarian Sarolta definition, the English Scarletta meaning and origin, the name nicknames for Serilda, the name Serildah name variations, and the name Serylda name popularity.

The baby name Charlotte fun facts:

The name Charlotte in reverse order is "Ettolrahc".

The numerological value of the name Charlotte is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Charlotte?

Charlotte is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
20140.57%
20130.53%
20120.43%
20110.37%
20100.30%
20090.23%
20080.19%
20070.17%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames