Char is a French feminine given name that is a variation of

Chardonnay Chardonnay (, , ) is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine. The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from England to New Zealand. For new ...

, Charlene, and

Charlotte Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Meckl ...

and a feminine form of

Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was ...

. Char is also used as a variation of Charmaine. Notable people with this name include the following:

Mononym

Char (musician) , known professionally as Char, is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is considered one of Japan's greatest guitar players. In 2003, Char was ranked by HMV Japan at number 38 on their list of the 100 most important ...

, professional name of Hisato Takenaka (born 1955), a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer

Given name

Char Fontane Char "Kaci" Fontane (January 12, 1952 – April 1, 2007) was an American actress and singer. She was born Kerry Charae Fontane in Los Angeles, to singer Tony Fontane and his wife, actress Kerry Vaughn Fontane. Early in her career, Fontane wor ...

(1952 – 2007), an American actress * Char Davies (born 1954), Canadian artist *

Char Margolis Char Margolis is an American author and self-proclaimed psychic medium. Margolis's claims to have paranormal abilities have been criticised by several media outlets which suggest she uses standard cold reading and hot reading tricks to per ...

(born 1951), an American spiritualist * Char Pouaka (born 1973), New Zealand softball player *

Char-ron Dorsey Char-ron Dorsey (born November 5, 1977) is a former American football offensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Houston Texans. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played colle ...

(born 1977), American gridiron football

Surname

* Fuad Char (born 1937), Colombian politician *

René Char René Émile Char (; 14 June 1907 – 19 February 1988) was a French poet and member of the French Resistance. Biography Char was born in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue in the Vaucluse department of France, the youngest of the four children of Emile ...

(1907 – 1988), a French poet *Sofia Daccarett Char (born 1993), better known as

Sofia Carson Sofía Daccarett Char (born April 10, 1993), known professionally as Sofia Carson, is an American actress and singer. Her first appearance on television was as a guest star on the Disney Channel series '' Austin & Ally''. In 2015, she received ...

, American actress and singer

Middle name

* Alejandro Char Chaljub (born 1966), Colombian politician *

Arturo Char Chaljub Arturo Char Chaljub (born 5 November 1967) is a former Senator of Colombia. Prior to his appointment he served as First Secretary of the Colombian Embassy in London. Family Arturo comes from a well established and influential, Syrian- Arab-Col ...

(born 1967), Colombian politician *

David Char Navas David Char Navas is a Colombian politician who served as Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia from 2002 to 2006 and as Senator of Colombia from 2006 to 2008. He was forced to resign to his seat in the Senate due to controversies ...

, Colombian politician

Fictional character

Bron-Char Bron-Char is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Mark Waid and artist Joe Kubert, the character debuted in ''Avengers'' Vol. 1, #364 (July 1993). He was a member of the Lunatic Legi ...

, Marvel Comics character *

Char Aznable , born and also gone by the name , is a fictional character from the '' Gundam'' franchise. He is originally one of the main antagonists in '' Mobile Suit Gundam'' working for the Principality of Zeon, named after his late father Zeon Zum Deik ...

, from the ''Gundam'' franchise

Nickname

Notes

{{nickname French feminine given names