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Charmaine - name meaning, origin|
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The girl's name Charmaine \ch(a)-rmai-ne, char-maine\ is pronounced shar-MAYNE. Possibly a modern name based on the word "charm"; a variant of Charmian, the name of one of Cleopatra's attendants in Shakespeare's "Anthony and Cleopatra", and influenced by names such as Germaine; or from Kharmion (Greek) "delightful". Also possibly related to Carmen and Caroline.
Charmaine has 15 variant forms: Charmain, Charmane, Charmayne, Charmian, Charmine, Charmion, Charmyan, Charmyn, Sharmain, Sharman, Sharmane, Sharmayne, Sharmian, Sharmion and Sharmyn.
For more information, see also related names Sharmaine, Carol and Charlotte.
Baby names that sound like Charmaine are Charmin and Charmiane.
Charmaine is a very common first name for women (#830 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)
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