charlotte
/ˈʃɑɹ.lət/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.22 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A female given name from French.
Example Sentences
- "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."
- ""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.""
- "'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.'"
- "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."
- "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."
- "The Charlotte bonnet, form'd to please, / And Strelitz coif she wore with ease."
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.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈʃɑɹ.lət/
- British English: /ˈʃɑː.lət/
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
Charlotte Bay
Charlotte County
Charlotte Court House
Charlotte Cove
Charlotte Harbor
Charlotte Pass
Port Charlotte
Queen Charlotte Sound