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* [[Charlie Brown]] from the ''Peanuts'' comic strip |
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* a character on the cartoon [[Duckman]] |
* a character on the cartoon [[Duckman]] |
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* a character in [[Shakesphere]]'s [[As You Like It]] |
* a character in [[Shakesphere]]'s [[As You Like It]] |
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* [[Charles "Chachi" Arcola]] on [[Happy Days]] |
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* Chuckie Finster and his father Chaz Finster on [[Rugrats]] and [[All Grown Up]] |
* Chuckie Finster and his father Chaz Finster on [[Rugrats]] and [[All Grown Up]] |
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Revision as of 21:59, 17 September 2005
Charles is a male first name.
The name is Germanic and meant "free man" (it is related to the English word churl). In the Scandinavian languages, the related name/word Karl retains its meaning "man".
There are a number of feminine forms of the name, such as Caroline, Charlene, Charlotte, and Carla.
The above names are all popular and this popularity is due to the historical and royal traditions behind Charles, Caroline and Charlotte, in particular.
Nickname: Charlie, Chuck, Chaz (also Chas), Chucky, Chuckles, Carls.
First names that can be interpreted as Charles in English
- Charles English, French
- Charl Afrikaans
- Carl Norwegian
- Carlo Italian
- Carlos Portuguese, Spanish
- Carol Romanian
- Carolus Latin
- Cathal Irish (indirect)
- Cormac Irish (indirect)
- Karl German, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic
- Karlo Croatian, Serbian
- Karel Czech, Dutch
- Karol Polish, Slovak
- Károly Hungarian
- Kaarle Finnish
- Séarlas Irish
- Siarl Welsh
- Teàrlach Scots Gaelic
- Κάρολος Greek
List of nobility having Charles as first name
- France
- Charles I of France (Charles II, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles the Bald)
- Charles II of France (Charles III, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles the Fat)
- Charles III of France (Charles the Simple)
- Charles IV of France (Charles the Fair)
- Charles V of France (Charles the Wise)
- Charles VI of France (Charles the Foolish)
- Charles VII of France
- Charles VIII of France (Charles the Affable)
- Charles IX of France
- Charles X of France
- Charles Joseph Bonaparte
- Napoleon Francis Joseph Charles Bonaparte
- Charles-René, Count de Bombelles
- Charles Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
- Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte
- Charles of Anjou
- Charles de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu
- Great Britain and the United Kingdom
- Charles I of England and Scotland
- Charles II of England and Scotland
- Charles, Prince of Wales
- Charles Cornwallis
- Bonnie Prince Charlie
- Italy
- House of Savoy
- Carlo I
- Carlo II
- Carlo III
- Charles Emmanual (Carlo Emanuele) 1770-1880, father of Carlo Alberto
- Carlo Alberto
- Carlo Emanuele I
- Carlo Emanuele II
- Carlo Emanuele III
- Carlo Emanuele IV
- Carlo Felice
- Sicily
- Naples
- House of Savoy
Other people named Charles
- Charles, Count Léon
- Charles, duc d'Orléans
- Charles, Duke of Brittany
- Charles, Duke of Burgundy
- Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
- Charles II, Duke of Bourbon
- Charles III, Duke of Bourbon
- Charles I, Duke of Lorraine
- Charles II, Duke of Lorraine
- Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
- Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine
- Charles of Lorraine
- Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne
- Saint Charles Borromeo, saint and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, archbishop of Milano
- Charles Grodin
- Charles T. R. Wilson
- Charles Addams
- Charles McLean Andrews
- Charles Barkley
- Chuck Norris
- Charles W. Penrose (1832–1925), a leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Fictional Characters
- Charlie Brown from the Peanuts comic strip
- a character on the cartoon Duckman
- a character in Shakesphere's As You Like It
- Charles "Chachi" Arcola on Happy Days
- Chuckie Finster and his father Chaz Finster on Rugrats and All Grown Up
- Charles Winchester III on M*A*S*H