Charlotte at a glance
- Meaning
- “free man”
- Gender
- Girl
- Origin
- Germanic
- Pronunciation
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- Nicknames
- Lottie, Charlie, Lotte
- Other forms
- Carlota, Charlotta, Carlotta
Where the name Charlotte comes from
Charlotte is a French feminine form of Charles, from a Germanic word for a free man. It became common in Britain after Charlotte of Mecklenburg married King George III in the 18th century. The novelist Charlotte Brontë and today’s Princess Charlotte have kept it popular in England and the US in the 2020s.
Famous people named Charlotte
- Charlotte Brontë (novelist)