Charlie at a glance
- Meaning
- “free man”
- Gender
- Unisex
- Origin
- Germanic
- Pronunciation
- CHAR-lee
- Other forms
- Charley, Charlee
Where the name Charlie comes from
Charlie is a short form of Charles for boys and Charlotte for girls, both from a Germanic word for a man who was not a slave. It is now very often given as a full name. In the UK it is a favourite for boys, while in the US it is used for both genders.
Famous people named Charlie
- Charlie Chaplin (actor)