# Charles
## English
### Etymology

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.

### Pronunciation

* (General American) IPA: /t͡ʃɑɹlz/, /t͡ʃɑ˞lz/
* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /t͡ʃɑːlz/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lz

### Proper noun

Charles (countable and uncountable, plural Charleses)
* A male given name from the Germanic languages.
** 1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Henry the Fift”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene ii]:Charles the Great / Subdued the Saxons, and did seat the French / Beyond the river Sala, in the year / Eight hundred five.
** 1844, Edgar Allan Poe, Thou Art the Man:[…] there never was any person named Charles who was not an open, manly, honest, good-natured, and frank-hearted fellow, with a rich, clear, voice, that did you good to hear it, and an eye that looked at you always straight at the face, as much as to say: "I have a clear conscience myself, am afraid of no man, and am altogether above doing a mean action." And thus all the hearty, careless, 'walking gentlemen' of the stage are very certain to be called Charles.
** 1988, Ed McBain, The House That Jack Built, page 212:[…] spoke the way the English do, funny, you know? His name was Roger, I think. Or Nigel. Something like that." "How about Charles?" "Charles? Well, yes, it could have been.Charles does sound English, doesn't it? Their prince is named Charles, isn't he?"
* 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 in Galapagos, Ecuador.

#### Usage notes

Common given name since the Middle Ages.

#### Synonyms

* Chas. (abbreviation)

#### Derived terms

* Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
* Charles City
* Charles County
* Charles Darwin's frog
* Charles Mix County
* Charles Sturt
* Charleston
* Charlestown
* Charles Town
* Chas.
* Isle de Jean Charles
* King Charles
* Lake Charles
* Saint Charles
* St. Charles
* St Charles

#### Related terms

* diminutives: Charley, Charlie, Chuck, Chucky, Chuckie, Chas, Chaz, Chip
* variants: Carroll, Cathal
* feminine forms: Carla, Carly, Carol, Carole, Carolina, Caroline, Callie, Carrie, Charlene, Charlotte
* alternate derivation paths: Carlo, Carlos, Carl, Karl
* adjectival forms: Carolean, Caroline

#### Statistics

* According to the 2010 United States Census, Charles is the 548th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 61,211 individuals. Charles is most common among Black (53.0%) individuals.

### Anagrams

* Lachers, clasher, larches, raschel

## Cebuano
### Etymology

From English Charles, from French Charles, from Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from and also reinfluenced by Old High German Karl, from Proto-Germanic *karlaz (“free man”).

### Proper noun

Charles
* a male given name from French

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Charles.

## French
### Etymology

From Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from Germanic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʃaʁl/

### Proper noun

Charles m
* a male given name, equivalent to English Charles

#### Derived terms

* Charlemagne
* tu parles, Charles

#### Descendants

* → English: Charles
* → Persian: شارل (šârl)
* → Russian: Шарль (Šarlʹ)
* → Chinese: 夏爾 / 夏尔 (Xià'ěr)

## Norman
### Proper noun

Charles m
* a male given name

#### Synonyms

* Charlot

#### Related terms

* Tchèrli

## Old French
### Alternative forms

* Carles
* Karles

### Etymology

See Charlon.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaɾləs/

### Proper noun

Charles m
* nominative of Charlon

#### Descendants

* English: Charles
* French: Charles

## Portuguese

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### Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French Charles or English Charles. Doublet of Carlos.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʃaʁ.lis/ [ˈʃaɦ.lis]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʃaʁ.lis/ [ˈʃaɦ.lis]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ˈʃaɾ.lis/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈʃaʁ.liʃ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈʃaɻ.les/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʃaɾ.lɨʃ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʃaɾ.lɨʃ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈt͡ʃaɾ.lɨʃ/

### Proper noun

Charles m
* a male given name

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Charles c (genitive Charles)
* a male given name borrowed from English and French