Meaning: Feminine diminutive of Charles
The story
Charlotte is a French feminine diminutive of Charles, later widely adopted in English. Its history is a personal-name relationship; free woman is not an exact word-for-word translation.
Nicknames
- Lottie
- Charlie
- Lotte
- Char
Spellings & variants
Popularity
Top 100
One of the 100 most popular names in the US.
Similar position in the latest US rankings
Style
Origins
Charlotte comes from French and English.
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