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What does Charlotte mean?
Charlotte 
▲ as a girls' name is pronounced SHAR-let. It is of Old German origin, and the meaning of Charlotte is "free man". French feminine diminutive of Charles: it was very common in the Middle Ages in France to make a pet form of a name by adding -ot on the end. From Charles came Charlot, and then Charlotte. Used in England since the 17th century, and made popular by Queen Charlotte, George III's wife (19th century). Literary: in E.B. White's "Charlotte's Web", the heroine of the title is a spider. Novelist Charlotte Brontė; actress Charlotte Rampling; singer Charlotte Church. Also form of Carol.
ASSOCIATED WITH england, 17th century, queen, 19th century, literary, white, heroine
Variations
VARIANTS Carla▼, Carleen, Carletta, Carlie, Carline, Carlota, Carlotta, Carly▼, Carlyne, Char, Chara, Charill, Charla▼, Charlaine, Charle, Charleen▼, Charlene▼, Charlesetta, Charlet, Charlett, Charletta, Charlette, Charlie▲, Charline▼, Charlita, Charlot, Charlott, Charlotta, Charlsie, Charly, Charlyne, Charmain, Charmaine▼, Charmian, Charmion, Charmion, Charo, Charolett, Charolette, Charty, Charyl, Chattie, Cherlyn, Cheryl▼, Cheryll, Karla▼, Karleen, Karlene, Karletta, Karli▼, Karlicka, Karlie, Karlika, Karline, Karlota, Karlotta, Karlotte, Karly▼, Karlyne, Lola, Loleta, Loletta, Lolita▼, Lolotte, Lotta▼, Lottchen, Lotte, Lottey, Lotti, Lottie▼, Lotty, Searlait, Sharel, Sharil, Sharla▼, Sharlaine, Sharleen, Sharlene▼, Sharlet, Sharlett, Sharlette, Sharlott, Sharlotta, Sharlotte, Sharline, Sharlot, Sharlotte, Sharmain, Sharmayne, Sharmian, Sharmion, Sharyl, Sheri▼, Sherie, Sherrie▼, Sherry▼, Sherye, Sheryl▼, Tottie
SEE ALSO Caroline, Chalice, Lieselotte
CREATIVE FORMS(female)
(male)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Charlotte Ellery (C.E.), ..
How popular is Charlotte?
Charlotte is a very popular first name for females (#130 out of 4276, Top 3%) and a slightly less popular surname for all people (#98770 out of 150436, Top 66%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Charlotte reached its peak rank of #6 in the U.S. in the year 2018. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Prominent variation forms of Charlotte (#6 A YEAR AGO) are Carla (#1022), Carleen, Carletta, Carlie (#1230), Carline, Carlota, Carlotta, Carly (#483), Carol (#1788), Caroline (#55), Charla, Charleen, Charlene (#1813), Charles, Charlesetta, Charlette, Charlie (#152), Charline, Charlotta, Charlsie, Charly, Charlyne, Charmaine, Charolette, Chattie, Cherlyn, Cheryl, Cheryll, Karla (#626), Karleen, Karlene, Karli (#1831), Karlie (#1054), Karly (#1728), Lola (#239), Loleta, Lolita, Lotta, Lottie (#1850), Sharla, Sharleen, Sharlene, Sharyl, Sheri, Sherie, Sherrie, Sherry and Sheryl. Usage of these forms of Charlotte was at its most widespread 8 decades ago (MEDIAN #1082) and has become significantly reduced since (#1711, ▼64.1%). Caroline has been the most popular choice, though Charlotte is currently the top form, while forms such as Sherry used to be popular.
Similar Names
Suggested similar-sounding names are Caretta, Carle, Carlee, Carlene▼, Carleta, Carletha, Carlethe, Carlette, Carlise, Carlista, Carlita, Carlonda, Carlye, Carlynne, Carlyse, Carlyta (see Carly), Carolee, Caronne, Chalise, Chalonn, Chalonne, Chalyse, Chantle, Charee, Charelle, Charice, Charisse, Charitee (see Charity), Charitey (see Charity), Charity▼, Charitye (see Charity), Charlanna, Charlayne, Charlea, Charlee▲, Charleena, Charleene, Charleesa (see Charlene), Charleigh▲, Charlesette, Charlice, Charlien, Charlina, Charlisa, Charlize, Charlyn, Charmayne, Charmene, Charysse, Chastitee (see Chastity), Chastitie, Chavonne, Cherlyne, Christie▼, Clairette, Claretta, Clarette, Claudette▼, Clayrette, Colette▲, Collette, Earlette, Halette, Hariette, Harriotte, Karlote, Marette, Marlette, Marnette, Pearlette, Sarotte (see Sarah), Scarlette▲, Sharletta, Shawnette and Starlette. These names tend to be less frequently used than Charlotte.
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