Charlotte
\ʃaʁ.lɔt\♀French girl's name
At a glance
| Gender | Feminine |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | \ʃaʁ.lɔt\ |
| Compound names | Anne-Charlotte, Charlotte-Marie, Diane-Charlotte, Marie-Charlotte |
Origin and meaning
From French Charlotte in the 17th century, a female diminutive form of Charles, from Middle High German Karl, which came from the Germanic *karlaz. The civil parish is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.
Where it is mostly given
- Great Britain
- Ireland
- United States
- France
- Belgium
- Netherlands
- East Frisia
- Germany
- Austria
- Switzerland
Around the world
- Chinese夏洛特
- SpanishCarlota
- FinnishLotta
- Hebrewשרלוט
- HungarianSarolta
- Japaneseシャーロット
- LatvianŠarlote
- OccitanCarlòta
- PolishSzarlota, Karolina
- PortugueseCarlota
- RussianШарлотта
- SwedishCharlotta
- CzechŠarlota
In literature
« Était-ce bien Charlotte, cette malheureuse sur laquelle, en quelques mois, semblaient s’être abattus vingt ans de maladie cruelle ? »Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Mecanautes (France), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).