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Charlotte en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈʃɑɹ.lət/ (General-American)
  • /ˈʃɑː.lət/ (General-South-African, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈʃaɹ.lət/ (Ireland, Scotland)
  • /ˈʃaː.lət/ (Australia, Boston, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From French Charlotte in the 17th century, a female diminutive form of Charles, from Middle High German Karl, which came from the Germanic *karlaz. The civil parish is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

Meanings

  1. (attributive, historical, often) A type of women's bonnet popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
    • The Charlotte bonnet, form'd to please, / And Strelitz coif she wore with ease. 1764 Sep, The Scots Magazine:
    • the Charlotte bonnet, from the Sorrows of Werther, was the most becoming and elegantly retired bonnet ever yet sported for walking. 1819 Apr, La Belle Assemblée:
    • Women now resembled well-rounded cabbages from which protruded a tiny head crushed beneath a Charlotte hat covered with plumes and gew-gaws. 1968, Gisèle d'Assailly, Ages of Elegance:

Forms

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wikipedia: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Charlotte en · PROPN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈʃɑɹ.lət/ (General-American)
  • /ˈʃɑː.lət/ (General-South-African, Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈʃaɹ.lət/ (Ireland, Scotland)
  • /ˈʃaː.lət/ (Australia, Boston, New-Zealand)

Etymology

From French Charlotte in the 17th century, a female diminutive form of Charles, from Middle High German Karl, which came from the Germanic *karlaz. The civil parish is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland.

Meanings

  1. A female given name from French.
    • "Here's Totty! By-and-by, what's her other name? She wasn't christened Totty." "Oh, sir, we call her sadly out of name. Charlotte's her christened name. It's a name i' Mr. Poyser's family; his grandmother was named Charlotte. But we began calling her Lotty, and now it's got to Totty. To be sure it's more like a name for a dog than a Christian child." 1859, George Eliot [pseudonym; Mary Ann Evans], chapter VII, in Adam Bede […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), Edinburgh; London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC:
    • 'Can I call you Charlotte?' 'No. I hate the name, makes me sound like a Victorian aunt. I'm Charlie, and no, you can't call me that either.' 2007, Sophie Hannah, Hurting Distance, Hodder & Stoughton, →ISBN, page 225:
    • My Charlotte conquers with a smile, / And reigneth queen of love. In the home-circle and among her companions, Charlotte lays aside her queenship and becomes a gentle Lottie. 1852 August, D. H. Jacques, “A Chapter on Names”, in The Knickerbocker, or, New-York Monthly Magazine, volume XL, page 117:
  2. Numerous places: ▸ A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
  3. Numerous places: ▸ A parish of Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; in full, Charlotte Parish. Capital: Georgetown.
  4. Numerous places: ▸ A number of places in the United States, including: ▸ A city, the county seat of Eaton County, Michigan.
  5. Numerous places: ▸ A number of places in the United States, including: ▸ A city, the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.
    • Local, state and national Republicans have accused Lyles and other Democrats who lead Charlotte of installing criminal justice policies at the expense of public safety. 2025 September 10, Holly Yan, Jeff Winter, “Suspect in Charlotte train stabbing that killed a Ukrainian refugee is charged with a federal crime. Here’s what we know”, in CNN:
    • The past three decades have been a roller-coaster ride for the Charlotte, N.C., company, aiming to keep investors on a sugar high as it works out how to expand while remaining true to its heritage of serving fresh doughnuts. 2025 August 25, Julie Creswell, “Krispy Kreme Bets on Big-Box Stores to Stay Fresh”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2025:
  6. Numerous places: ▸ A number of places in the United States, including: ▸ A town, the county seat of Dickson County, Tennessee.
  7. Numerous places: ▸ A number of places in the United States, including: ▸ A town in Chittenden County, Vermont, named after Queen Charlotte.

Deriveds

Port Charlotte · Charlotte Harbor · Charlottean · Queen Charlotte Sound · Charlotte Bay · Charlottesville · Charlotte Cove · Charlotte Pass · Charlotte County · Charlotte Court House

Translations (27)

cs Šarlota (female given name) · is Charlotta (female given name) · kl Sialoorta (female given name) · is Lotta (female given name) · pt Carlota (female given name) · ar شَارْلُوت (female given name) · mr शार्लट (female given name) · da Charlotte (female given name) · fi Lotta (female given name) · nl Charlotte (female given name) · es Carlota (female given name) · hu Sarolta (female given name) · fr Charlotte (female given name) · el Σάρλοτ (female given name) · ru Шарло́тта (female given name) · haw Halaki (female given name) · no Charlotte (female given name) · lv Šarlote (female given name) · is Karlotta (female given name) · de Charlotte (female given name) · ja シャーロット (female given name) · kl Sika (female given name) · it Carlotta (female given name) · mi Hārata (female given name) · sv Charlotta (female given name) · cmn 夏洛特 (female given name) · pl Szarlota (female given name)

wikipedia: Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz