Charleston - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Charleston \ch(a)-rles-ton, char-le-ston\ is a variant of Charlton (Old English), and the meaning of Charleston is "free peasant's settlement".

The baby name Charleston sounds like Charleson and Charles. Other similar baby names are Charleton and Earlston.

Charleston is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#12666 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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