Charles
male given name
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Charles is a male given name.[1]
Key Facts
- Writing system: Latin script[3]
- Part of: Charles[4], Charles-Henri[5], Charles-Georges[6], Henri-Charles[7]
- Commons category: Charles (given name)[8]
- Language of work or name: English[9], French[10], Dutch[11]
- Said to be the same as: Carlos[12], Carlo[13], Karol[14], Károly[15], Carolus[16], Karel[17], Carl[18], Karl[19], Carles[20], Charlie[21], Siarl[22], Charlez[23], Carel[24], Karlo[25]
- IPA transcription: ʃaʁl[26]
- Described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[27]
- Nickname: Charlie[28], Chuck[29]
- Family name identical to this given name: Charles[30]
- Given name version for other gender: Caroline[31], Charlotte[32], Charlene[33], Carly[34]
- Native label: Charles[35]
- Name day: March 2[36], November 4[37]
- Short name: Chas.[38]
- Different from: Charles[39], Шарль[40], シャルル[41]
- Patronym or matronym for this name: Karlsson[42], Q141352058[43], Q141450140[44], Q141574629[45]
- Soundex: C642[46]
- Cologne phonetics: 4758[47]
- Caverphone: KLS111[48]
- Attested in: frequency of first names in the Netherlands, 2010[49], list of the most frequent given names at birth in Rotterdam (1811–1913)[50], Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich[51]
Why It Matters
Charles has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Charles is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]