Charles
\ʃaʁl\♂French boy's name
A French boy's name of Old French origin.
At a glance
| Gender | Masculine |
|---|---|
| Origin | Old French |
| Pronunciation | \ʃaʁl\ |
| Compound names | Charles-Albert, Charles-Antoine, Charles-Clément, Charles-Édouard, Charles-Marie, Charles-Victor, Jean-Charles, Louis-Charles |
Origin and meaning
From Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from Germanic.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- Malta
- France
- Belgium
- Luxembourg
- Netherlands
- Switzerland
- Denmark
Around the world
- GermanKarl
- EnglishCarl
- Arabicتشارلز, شارل
- BasqueKarlo
- BretonCharlez, Jarl
- CatalanCarles
- Chinese夏尔, 查尔斯
- DanishKarl, Carl
- SpanishCarlos
- FinnishKaarle, Kaarlo
- IrishSéarlas
- GreekΚάρολος
- HungarianKároly
- ItalianCarlo
In literature
« Charles, après avoir fait mille tours dans sa chambre en chanteronnant, descendit enfin. »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Pamputt (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).