Charles

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

The name Charles originated from the German karl meaning “a man,” “free man” or “full grown” similar to the Old English ceorl meaning "man," “free man” or “peasant.” The French were the first to use the name Charles, which belonged to ten different Kings, including Charlemagne (Charles the Great) and Charles VI, who was nicknamed “Well-Beloved.” The name also belonged to Kings of Britain, Hungary, Naples, Portugal, Sardinia, Spain, Sweden and Wiirttemberg. Gaelic forms of Charles are Searlas and Searlus. A Welsh form of the name is Siarl.

POPULARITY

According to the 1990 United States Census, Charles ranked as the 8th most popular male first name, the 1,254th most popular female first name and the 537th most popular last name. In the United States, the name ranked in the Top 1,000 most popular boys' names every decade since 1880 and in the Top 1,000 most popular girls' names nine decades since 1880, but not since 1970.

United States Popularity of the boy's name Charles in the 21st Century.

• Year: 2006 Rank:60th
• Year: 2005 Rank:56th
• Year: 2004 Rank:56th
• Year: 2003 Rank:59th
• Year: 2002 Rank:59th
• Year: 2001 Rank:58th
• Year: 2000 Rank:52nd

In 2007, Charles ranked as the 67th most popular boy’s name in Australia and Charlie ranked as the 28th most popular boy’s name in Australia, 6th in England/Wales and 14th in Wales.

FACTS

• January 5th is celebrated by the Catholic Church in honor of St. Charles of Sezze.
• March 2nd is celebrated by the Catholic Church in honor of Bl. Charles the Good.
• March 2nd is celebrated in France in honor of the name Charles.
• June 3rd is celebrated by the Catholic Church in honor of St. Charles Lwanga.
• October 19th is celebrated by the Catholic Church in honor of St. Charles Garnier.
• November 4th is celebrated by the Catholic Church in honor of St. Charles Borromeo.
• November 4th is celebrated in France in honor of the name Charles.

NAMESAKES

• "Charles Atlas” is a song by the music group “A.F.I.”
• "Charlie Brown” is a cartoon comic strip character created by Charles Schultz.
• "Charlie Brown” is the name of a song by “The Coasters.”
• "Charlie the Methadone Man” is a song by “Fastball.”
• "Good Time Charlie's Got the Blues” is a song by Danny O'Keefe.

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Prince Charles – Duke of Wales and heir apparent to the throne of Britain.
• Charles Xvi Gustaf - King of Sweden.
• Charles Dickens – Author whose works include the classic novels, “Great Expectations” and “A Tale of Two Cities.”
• Charles Darwin – Most notably known for his work with natural selection and evolution.
• Charles Lindbergh – First non-stop, solo pilot across the Atlantic Ocean.

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OTHER CHARLES'S

Charles Curtis, Charles Davies, Charles Carter, Charles Linberg, Charles Milford, Charles Penland, Charles Sanborn, Charles Smith, Charles Johnson, Charles Williams, Charles Jones, Charles Brown, Charles Davis, Charles Miller, Charles Wilson, Charles Moore, Charles Taylor, Charles Aaberg, Charles Aabid, Charles Aagaard, Charles Aagard, Charles Aaker, Charles Aalmo, Charles Aamisha, Charles Aamodt, Charles Aamot, Charles Aanderud, Charles Aanenson, Charles Aardahl, Charles Aardema, Charles Aaron, Charles Aaronian, Charles Aasen, Charles Aastrom, Charles Ab, Charles Abadam, Charles Abadie, Charles Abaidoo, Charles Abair, Charles Abajian, Charles Abakpa, Charles Abakwue, Charles Abiera, Charles Abril, Charles Ackman, Charles Adelgren, Charles Aita, Charles Albarran, Charles Alkitede, Charles Argentero, More results

Author: Rich Kachold