Baby names info for CHARLES:
- Gender: boy
- Syllables: 2
- Characters: 7
- Pronunciation: CHAR-els
Origin and Meaning:
- English meaning of the name CHARLES for a boy:
- a man
- French meaning of the name CHARLES for a boy:
- manly
- German meaning of the name CHARLES for a boy:
- a man
- Hebrew (Biblical) meaning of the name CHARLES for a boy:
- free man
Baby Names Popularity:
- CHARLES is the 63rd most popular boy's name in the United States.
(Check for the popularity of CHARLES in previous years and other countries)
Surnames:
- CHARLES is a common last name.
It's the 589th most common surname in the United States (according to the 2000 U.S. Census).
Alternate Forms and Spellings:
- CHARL CHARLA CHARLCIE CHARLE CHARLEA CHARLEE CHARLESE CHARLESON CHARLESR CHARLESTIN CHARLESTON CHARLEY CHARLI CHARLIE CHARLIEJEAN CHARLIEZE CHARLII CHARLIS CHARLISA CHARLISE CHARLITA CHARLIZE CHARLLI CHARLONE CHARLSE CHARLSEY CHARLSIE CHARLSTON CHARLSY CHARLTON CHARLY CHARLYSE CHARLYSSE CHAZ
Nicknames:
- CHUCK, CHARLIE
CHARLES appears in the following lists of names:
- United States Supreme Court Justices
- Signers of the Declaration of Independence
- Heisman Trophy® Award winners
- Members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Famous Classical Music composers
- Nobel Peace Prize winners
- Baseball Hall of Famers
- Pro Football Hall-of-Famers
- Hockey Hall of Famers
- Basketball Hall of Famers
- Boxing Heavyweight Champions
- Members of the Blues Hall of Fame
- United States Attorney Generals
- Kentucky Derby winning jockeys
- American Idol Finalists
- National Aviation Hall of Fame enshrinees
- Kings of France
- Vice Presidents of the United States
- 100 Best Characters in Fiction Since 1900
- United States Secretaries of State
- Miss America pageant winners
- The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of Alltime (Premiere)
- Speakers of the House of Representatives (U.S.)
- The 100 Greatest Movie Characters of Alltime (Empire)
- Prime Ministers of Canada
- Presidents of France
- International Tennis Hall of Fame inductees
- Morgan Freeman roles
- World Golf Hall of Fame members
- Robin Williams roles
- Miss World 2007 pageant contestants
