Charles.
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
Meaning & usage
A male given name from the Germanic languages.
A surname originating as a patronymic.
A hamlet in Brayford parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6832).
A neighbourhood of Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
Synonym of Floreana: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.
Where this word comes from
From French Charles, from Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from and also reinfluenced by Frankish and Old High German Karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz (“free man”); compare the English word churl and the German Kerl. In reference to the Ecuadorian island, a clipping of the original name King Charles's Island, granted in honor of Charles II of England.
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