Charlotte (given name)
| Charlotte | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | French, but with Germanic roots |
| Meaning | Female diminutive of "Charles", "strong and virile", "vigorous" |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Charlie, Charley, Char, Chaz, Chas, Lola, Lotta, Lottie, Lotte, Charl, Chacha, Big C, Char-Char |
| Related names | Charles, Šarlote |
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Charlotte is a female given name, a female form of the male name Charles.
These women are usually identified as Charlotte with an appended title rather than a surname:
- Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany
- Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
- Charlotte, Princess Royal, later Queen Charlotte of Württemberg
- Charlotte of Belgium, Empress of Mexico
- Charlotte of Cyprus, Jerusalem and Armenia, Queen
- Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz ("Queen Charlotte"), the queen consort of George III
- Charlotte of Savoy, wife of Louis XI of France
- Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Cassel (or Hesse-Kassel), Queen of Denmark
- Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois, Princess of Monaco
- Charlotte Casiraghi, fourth in line to the Monegasque throne after her mother, Caroline, Princess of Hanover
- Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, only legitimate child of George IV of the United Kingdom
- Archduchess Charlotte of Austria
- Amber O'Neal, a professional wrestler, who has also performed under the ring name Charlotte
- Princess Charlotte (disambiguation), several women with the name
- Queen Charlotte (disambiguation), several women with the name
Popularity
According to Social Security Administration, Charlotte was the 11th most popular girl names in 2013 in the United States. It was the most popular name for girls in Australia.[1] Charlotte is a very old name and dates back to around the 1700-1800. The name Charlotte is of French origin meaning "free man" along with the male counterparts Charles and Charlie.
Notable people named Charlotte
- Charlotte Armstrong, American author
- Charlotte Arnold, actress
- Charlotte Becker, cyclist
- Charlotte Beers, American businesswoman and former Under Secretary of State
- Charlotte Brontë, English author (generally recognized for Jane Eyre)
- Charlotte Bunch, activist and author
- Charlotte Caffey, musician (formerly of The Go-Go's)
- Charlotte Church, Welsh musician
- Charlotte Corday, revolutionary and assassin
- Charlotte d'Amboise, Broadway actress and dancer
- Charlotte de Sauve, noblewoman, mistress and spy
- Charlotte Dod, English athlete
- Charlotte Dujardin, dressage rider
- Charlotte Forten Grimké, anti-slavery activist and educator
- Charlotte Frank, architect
- Charlotte Fullerton, TV writer and author
- Charlotte Gainsbourg, actress and singer
- Charlotte Gastaut, French artist and illustrator
- Charlotte Harris (artist), painter
- Charlotte Hatherley, English musician
- Charlotte Hawkins Brown, American educator
- Charlotte Jackson, British television presenter and journalist
- Charlotte Laws, politician, author, TV host, anti-revenge porn activist
- Charlotte Lennox, English author and poet
- Charlotte Lewis, English actress
- Charlotte Martin, musician
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American writer and socialist
- Charlotte Perriand, French architect and designer
- Charlotte Sally Potter, film director and screenwriter (known as Sally Potter)
- Charlotte Rae, actress and comedienne
- Charlotte Rampling, actress
- Charlotte E. Ray, attorney and teacher, first African-American woman to become a lawyer
- Charlotte Rhead, ceramics artist
- Charlotte Roche, author and television presenter
- Charlotte Salt, Casualty actress
- Charlotte Salomon, German artist
- Charlotte Schreiber, Canadian artist and illustrator
- Charlotte Scott, British mathematician
- Charlotte Smith (basketball), basketball player and coach
- Charlotte Teske, athlete
- Charlotte Tilbury, make-up artist
- Charlotte Turner Smith, English poet and novelist
- Charlotte Uhlenbroek, British zoologist and television presenter
- Charlotte, ring name of American professional wrestler Ashley Fliehr (born 1986)
Fictional characters
- Charlotte (Making Fiends), a character in Making Fiends
- Charlotte, the Dessert Witch in the anime Puella Magi Madoka Magica
- Charlotte York Goldenblatt, a main character in Sex and the City played by actress Kristin Davis
- Charlotte Lewis, a secondary character in the now completed ABC show, Lost. She is portrayed by actress Rebecca Mader, whose character's name is derived from literary author C.S. Lewis
- Charlotte, the object of the title character's unrequited love in The Sorrows of Young Werther by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Charlotte, a main character in Elective Affinities by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Charlotte, the spider, from E. B. White's Charlotte's Web
- Charlotte Adams, a character in As The Bell Rings, portrayed by Demi Lovato
- Charlotte, a character of the Samurai Shodown video game series by SNK
- Charlotte Charlie Duncan, a character in Good Luck Charlie, portrayed by Mia Talerico
- Charlotte Blacklock, a lead character in A Murder is Announced by Agatha Christie, portrayed in the TV series by Ursula Howells
- Charlotte E. Yeager, a character from the anime/manga Strike Witches Based on real USAF (Ret.) Chuck Yeager. In universe, Charlotte was the first to break the sound barrier, as Chuck did.
- Charlotte Watsford, a character from H20, Just add Water
- Charlotte King, a character in Private Practice
- Charlotte McLeod, daughter of Claire Mcleod in the Australian drama McLeod's Daughters
- Charlotte Beaumont, a ground-breaking lesbian character in the Australian drama All Saints
- Charlotte Charlie Rhodes, a character from Gossip Girl
- Charlotte "Lola" Rhodes, a character from Gossip Girl
- Charlotte Palmer, a character from Sense and Sensibility
- Charlotte Pickles, a character on Nickelodeon's 1990s animated series Rugrats
- Charlotte Usher, main character in Ghostgirl
- Charlotte Lucas, a character from Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
- Charlotte Doyle, main character in The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
- Charlotte "Lottie" La Bouff, a character from Disney's The Princess and the Frog
- Charlotte, a main character from the movie Lost in Translation played by actress Scarlett Johansson
- Charlotte Dunois, a fictional character from the Infinite Stratos series.
- Charlotte Flax, a character from the movie Mermaids
- Charlotte Grayson, a character from the TV series Revenge
- Charlotte (Lottie), a character in The Little Princess
- Charlotte, a character from the musical 13 played by singer and actor Ariana Grande
- Charlotte Haze, a character in the novel Lolita, by Vladimir Nabokov
- Charlotte Simmons, main character in I Am Charlotte Simmons
- Charlotte Deery, (Charlie), a character in The Alphas, a book by Lisi Harrison
References
- ↑ "Australia’s 100 most popular baby names". Kidspot. April 2, 2013. Retrieved 2014-01-10.