Charlotte is a feminine given name, a female form of the male name Charles.[1] It is of French or Italian origin, meaning "free man" or "petite". It dates back to at least the 14th century. Other variants of the name and related names include Charlie, Lottie, Lotte, Karlotta, Carlota, and Carlotta.[citation needed]
| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | French, Italian |
| Meaning | Female diminutive of "Charles", "strong and virile", "vigorous" |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | Charlie, Lotta, Lottie, Lotte, Carly |
| Related names | Charles, Carol, Caroline, Karlotta, Séarlait |
Popularity
editAccording to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlotte was the 31st most popular girl name in 2013 in the United States.[citation needed]
It was the most popular name for girls in Australia in 2013.[2]
In 2015 it was the 21st popular girl name both in England and Wales, having been a constant presence among the top ten girls' names there since the 1980s.[1]
In 2022, in the United States, the name Charlotte was given to 12,891 girls, ranking it as the third most popular name.[3] It was also the third most popular name given to girls in Canada that year.[4]
Notable people
editRoyalty
editThe following women are usually identified as Charlotte with an appended title rather than a surname:
- Charlotte of Belgium (1840–1927), Empress of Mexico
- Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896–1985; r. 1919–1964)
- Archduchess Charlotte of Austria (1921–1989), Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Princess Charlotte (disambiguation), various princesses
- Princess Charlotte of Wales (born 2015), granddaughter of Charles III of the United Kingdom and only daughter of William, Prince of Wales
- Queen Charlotte (disambiguation), various queens
- Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744–1818), Queen of Great Britain and Ireland
Other people
edit- Charlotte Adigéry, Belgian musician
- Charlotte Ainslie (1863–1960), Scottish educationalist and headmistress
- Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 1992), British singer; stage name Charli XCX
- Charlotte Armstrong (1905–1969), American author
- Charlotte Arnold (born 1989), Canadian actress
- Charlotte Auerbach (1899–1994), German scientist
- Charlotte Ayanna (born 1976), Puerto Rican-American actress and former Miss Teen USA
- Charlotte Fowler Baldwin (1805–1873), American missionary
- Charlotte Becker (born 1983), German cyclist
- Charlotte Beers, American businesswoman and former Under Secretary of State
- Charlotte Bellis, New Zealander journalist
- Charlotte Blacklock (1857–1931), British suffragette, given a Hunger Strike Medal
- Charlotte Bolton (born 2003), Canadian para-athlete
- Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855), English author
- Charlotte Buff (1753–1828), a youthful acquaintance of the poet Goethe born in Wetzlar
- Charlotte Bunch (born 1944), American activist and author
- Charlotte Burton (1881–1942), American silent film actress
- Charlotte Caffey (born 1953), American musician
- Charlotte Carew Pole, British political activist
- Charlotte Casiraghi (born 1986), Monégasque socialite
- Charlotte Church (born 1986), Welsh musician
- Charlotte Clarke, Scottish academic
- Charlotte Clasis (1891–1974), French actress
- Charlotte Clymer (born 1986), American activist
- Charlotte Colbert (born 1987), Franco-British multi-media artist
- Charlotte Reeve Conover (1855–1940), American author, lecturer, political activist and educator
- Charlotte Corday (1768–1793), French revolutionary and assassin
- Charlotte Cornwell (1949–2021), English actress
- Charlotte "Charlie" Covell (born 1984), British actress and writer
- Charlotte Crivelli (1863-1956), French Australian philanthropist who founded the French Red Cross Society of Victoria
- Charlotte F. Dailey (1842-1914), American editor and exposition official
- Charlotte d'Amboise (born 1964), American actress and dancer
- Charlotte Dawson (1966–2014), New Zealander-Australian television personality
- Charlotte de Sauve (1551–1617), French noblewoman, courtesan and spy
- Charlotte de Witte (born 1992), Belgian DJ and record producer
- Charlotte "Lottie" Dod (1871–1960), English tennis player
- Charlotte Dujardin (born 1985), British equestrian and writer
- Charlotte Edwards (born 1979), English cricketer
- Charlotte Egerton, Countess of Bridgewater (1763–1849), British noblewoman and philanthropist
- Charlotte Elliott (1789–1871), English poet and hymnwriter
- Charlotte Famin (born 1973), French wheelchair tennis player
- Charlotte Flair (born 1986), American professional wrestler
- Charlotte Forten Grimké (1837–1914), American anti-slavery activist and educator
- Charlotte Frank (born 1959), German architect
- Charlotte Fullerton, American television writer and author
- Charlotte Gainsbourg (born 1971), British-French actress and singer
- Charlotte Evelyn Gay (1867–1958), English social and temperance reformer
- Charlotte Duncan Smith Graham (1912–1993), American labor organizer
- Charlotte Grant (born 2001), Australian footballer
- Charlotte A. Gray (1844–1912), English educator and temperance leader
- Charlotte E. Gray (1873–1926), American novelist and religious writer
- Charlotte Greenwood (1890–1977), American actress and dancer
- Charlotte Bagge Hansen (born 1969), Danish politician
- Charlotte Harris (born 1981), British painter
- Charlotte Hatherley (born 1979), English musician
- Charlotte Hawkins Brown (1883–1961), American educator
- Charlotte Henshaw (born 1987), British Paralympic swimmer
- Charlotte Hope (born 1991), English actress
- Charlotte Jackson (born 1978), English television presenter and journalist
- Charlotte A. Jerauld (1820–1845), American poet
- Charlotte Johnson Wahl (1942–2021), British artist and mother of Boris Johnson
- Charlotte Jordan (born 1995), English actress
- Charlotte Kalla (born 1987), Swedish cross-country skier
- Charlotte Kennedy (born 1994), English actress
- Charlotte Lawlor (1878–1941), New Zealander poet, writer and advertising designer
- Charlotte Laws (born 1960), American activist
- Charlotte le Pelletier (1778-1855), French musician and composer
- Charlotte Lecocq (born 1977), French politician
- Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield (1664–1718), illegitimate daughter of Charles II of England raised in Berkshire House
- Charlotte Lennox (c. 1729–1804), English author and poet
- Charlotte Lennox, Duchess of Richmond (1768–1842), British aristocrat
- Charlotte Lewis (born 1967), English actress
- Charlotte Martin (born 1976), American musician
- Charlotte Maxeke (1871–1939), South African social and political activist
- Charlotte McKinney (born 1993), American model and actress
- Charlotte P. Morris, American academic administrator
- Charlotte Nichols (born 1991), British politician
- Charlotte Paston, Countess of Yarmouth (1650–1684), illegitimate daughter of Charles II of England
- Charlotte Payne (born 2002), British hammer thrower
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860–1935), American writer and socialist
- Charlotte Perriand (1903–1999), French architect and designer
- Charlotte Pistorius (1777–1850), German poet
- Charlotte Sally Potter (born 1949), English film director and screenwriter
- Charlotte Prodger (born 1974), British video artist
- Charlotte Rae (1926–2018), American actress and singer
- Charlotte Rampling (born 1946), English actress
- Charlotte E. Ray (1850–1911), attorney and teacher; first African-American woman to become a lawyer
- Charlotte Regan (born 1993–1994), British director
- Charlotte Rhead (1885–1947), English ceramics artist
- Charlotte Riley (born 1981), English actress
- Charlotte Roche (born 1978), British-German author and television presenter
- Charlotte Salomon (1917–1943), German artist
- Charlotte Schreiber (1834–1922), Canadian artist and illustrator
- Charlotte Scott (1858–1931), British mathematician
- Charlotte Sheffield (1936–2016), American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder
- Charlotte Smith (disambiguation), various people
- Charlotte Stoker (1818-1901), activist and mother of Bram Stoker
- Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany (1753–1789), illegitimate daughter of Charles Edward Stuart born in Liège
- Charlotte De Bernier Taylor (1806–1865), American entomologist
- Charlotte Teske (born 1949), German athlete
- Charlotte Tilbury (born 1973), British make-up artist
- Charlotte Uhlenbroek (born 1967), British zoologist and television presenter
- Charlotte Wahl (1817–1899), Latvian philanthropist
- Charlotte Wassef (1912–1988), Egyptian model who won Miss Egypt in 1934
- Charley Webb (born 1988), English actress
- Lady Charlotte Wellesley (born 1990), British socialite
- Charlotte Fowler Wells (1814–1901), American phrenologist and publisher
- Charlotte Wells (born 1987), Scottish film director
- Charlotte Wessels (born 1987), Dutch singer-songwriter
- Charlotte Frances Wilder (1839–1916), American writer
Fictional characters
edit- Charlotte, a playable character in Genshin Impact
- Charlotte, main character in Lost in Translation
- Charlotte, a character in Making Fiends
- Charlotte, a character in Orphan Black
- Charlotte, main character in the novel The Sorrows of Young Werther
- Charlotte, main character in The Woman in Red
- Charlotte Bailey, Conner and Alex's Bailey mother in The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer
- Charlotte Beatrix Marie Rhody Wyndham, a princess from Berserk (manga) by Kentaro Miura
- Charlotte Beaumont, a character in All Saints
- Charlotte A. Cavatica, the spider in E. B. White's children novel Charlotte's Web
- Charlotte Christine de Colde, a character in the Samurai Shodown video game series
- Charlotte Cody, a character from Wonder book by R.J. Palacio and Wonder (film)
- Charlotte Denon, a reporter in Elf
- Charlotte DiLaurentis, a former antagonist in Pretty Little Liars
- Charlotte Doyle, main character in The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
- Charlotte "Charlie" Duncan, a character in Good Luck Charlie
- Charlotte "Charlie" Emily, main character in the book Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes (whose spirit shares the same name)
- Charlotte Fairchild, a character in the novel trilogy The Infernal Devices
- Charlotte Gibson, a character in iCarly
- Charlotte Gray, main character in the novel Charlotte Gray
- Charlotte Heywood, main character in the Jane Austen novel Sanditon
- Charlotte King, a character in Private Practice
- Charlotte Lewis, a secondary character in Lost
- Charlotte Linlin, a character in the Japanese manga One Piece
- Charlotte Lucas, a character in Jane Austen's novel, Pride and Prejudice
- Charlotte Makepeace, main character in the novel Charlotte Sometimes, and the song "Charlotte Sometimes"
- Charlotte Morales, a character in the comic book series Spider-Gwen
- Charlotte Pickles, a character in Rugrats
- Charlotte Simmons, main character in I Am Charlotte Simmons
- Charlotte Usher, main character in Ghostgirl
- Charlotte Watsford, a character in H2O: Just Add Water
- Charlotte E. Yeager, a character in the Japanese media franchise Strike Witches
- Charlotte York, a main character in Sex and the City
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Royal baby: Queen meets great-granddaughter". BBC. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Australia's 100 most popular baby names". Kidspot. 2 April 2013. Archived from the original on 10 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
- ^ "Popular Baby Girl Names in 2022". Baby Names. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Table 17-10-0147-01 First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators (Number)". Statistics Canada. Retrieved 25 August 2024.
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