French · Girl name
Charlotte
“free man”
About the name Charlotte
Charlotte is the French feminine diminutive of Charles, a name derived from the Germanic karl, meaning free man. It was introduced to Britain in the seventeenth century and given wide currency by Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, queen consort of George III, after whom Charlotte in North Carolina is named. The novelist Charlotte Brontë wrote Jane Eyre under the pen name Currer Bell, and in children’s literature Charlotte is the wise spider of E. B. White’s Charlotte’s Web. The name is used in English, French, German and the Scandinavian languages, while Spanish uses Carlota and Italian Carlotta. Short forms include Lottie, Lotte and Charlie.
- Meaning
- free man
- Origin
- French
- Gender
- Girl
- Pronunciation
- SHAR-lot(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Carlota
- Carlotta
- Charlie
- Lottie
- Charlotta
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Middle names for Charlotte
- Charlotte Rose
- Charlotte Elizabeth
- Charlotte Grace
- Charlotte Anne
- Charlotte Louise
Questions about Charlotte
- What does Charlotte mean?
- Charlotte is a French name meaning "free man".
- How do you pronounce Charlotte?
- Charlotte is pronounced SHAR-lot, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Charlotte?
- Variants of Charlotte include Carlota, Carlotta, Charlie, Lottie, Charlotta.
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