Charles is a very common male first name. Historically, it has been employed by nobility in many European countries and can refer to any of the following monarchs or nobles. Note that this page will not include people having Charles as a first or last name, such as Charles Darwin, Ray Charles, etc..
The name is Germanic and meant "free man" (it is related to the English word churl). In Swedish it retains its meaning "man".
There are a number of feminine forms of the name, such as Caroline, Charlene , Charlotte, and Carla .
Nickname: Charlie, Chuck, Chaz (also Chas), Chucky, Chuckles, Carls.
First names that can be interpreted as Charles in English
List of nobility having Charles as first name
Other people named Charles
- Charles, Count Léon
- Charles, duc d'Orléans
- Charles, Duke of Brittany
- Charles, Duke of Burgundy
- Charles I, Duke of Bourbon
- Charles II, Duke of Bourbon
- Charles III, Duke of Bourbon
- Charles I, Duke of Lorraine
- Charles II, Duke of Lorraine
- Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
- Charles IV, Duke of Lorraine
- Charles of Lorraine
- Charles of Lorraine, Duke of Mayenne
- Saint Charles Borromeo, saint and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church, archbishop of Milano
- Charles Grodin
- Charles T.R. Wilson
- Charles Addams
- Charles Agerau
- Charles Aldrich
- Charles McLean Andrews
- Charles Austin
- Charles Bair
- Charles G. Barkla
- Charles Barkley
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