Charlotte is a feminine

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, a female form of the male name

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

. It is of French or Italian origin, meaning "free man" or "petite". It dates back to at least the 14th century. Other variants of the name and related names include Charlie, Lottie, Lotte, Chara, Karlotta, Carlota, and Carlotta.

Popularity

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Charlotte was the 31st most popular girl name in 2013 in the United States. It was the most popular name for girls in Australia in 2013. In 2015 it was the 21st popular girl name both in England and Wales, having been a constant presence among the top ten girls' names there since the 1980s. In 2022, in the United States, the name Charlotte was given to 12,891 girls, ranking it as the third most popular name. It was also the third most popular name given to girls in Canada that year.

Notable people

Royalty

The following women are usually identified as ''Charlotte'' with an appended title rather than a surname: *

Charlotte of Belgium Charlotte of Mexico (; ; 7 June 1840 – 19 January 1927), known by the Spanish version of her name, Carlota, was by birth a princess of Belgium and member of the House of Wettin in the branch of House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Saxe-Coburg ...

(1840–1927), Empress of Mexico * Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg (1896–1985; ) * Charlotte de Bourbon, Duchess of Segovia (1919–1979), second wife of Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia * Archduchess Charlotte of Austria (1921–1989), Duchess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz * Princess Charlotte (disambiguation), various princesses **

Princess Charlotte of Wales (born 2015) Princess Charlotte of Wales (Charlotte Elizabeth Diana; born 2 May 2015) is a member of the British royal family. She is the second child and only daughter of William, Prince of Wales, and Catherine, Princess of Wales, and a granddaughter of ...

, granddaughter of Charles III, King of the United Kingdom, and only daughter of William, Prince of Wales * Queen Charlotte (disambiguation), various queens **

Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (Sophia Charlotte; 19 May 1744 – 17 November 1818) was List of British royal consorts, Queen of Great Britain and Ireland as the wife of King George III from their marriage on 8 September 1761 until her ...

(1744–1818), Queen of the United Kingdom

Other people

* Charlotte Adigéry, Belgian musician * Charlotte Ainslie (1863–1960), Scottish educationalist and headmistress *Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 1992), British singer; stage name

Charli XCX Charlotte Emma Aitchison (born 2 August 1992), known professionally as Charli XCX, is a British singer and songwriter. She began posting songs on Myspace in 2008 before entering the London rave scene. Signing a recording contract with Asylum Re ...

* Charlotte Armstrong (1905–1969), American author * Charlotte Arnold (born 1989), Canadian actress *

Charlotte Auerbach Charlotte "Lotte" Auerbach FRS FRSE (14 May 1899 – 17 March 1994) was a German geneticist who contributed to founding the science of mutagenesis. She became well known after 1942 when she discovered, with A. J. Clark and J. M. Robson, tha ...

(1899–1994), German scientist * Charlotte Ayanna (born 1976), Puerto Rican-American actress and former Miss Teen USA * Charlotte Fowler Baldwin (1805–1873), American missionary * Charlotte Becker (born 1983), German cyclist * Charlotte Beers, American businesswoman and former Under Secretary of State * Charlotte Bellis, New Zealander journalist * Charlotte Blacklock (1857–1931), British

suffragette A suffragette was a member of an activist women's organisation in the early 20th century who, under the banner "Votes for Women", fought for the right to vote in public elections in the United Kingdom. The term refers in particular to members ...

, given a Hunger Strike Medal * Charlotte Bolton (born 2003), Canadian para-athlete *

Charlotte Brontë Charlotte Nicholls (; 21 April 1816 – 31 March 1855), commonly known as Charlotte Brontë (, commonly ), was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë family, Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novel ...

(1816–1855), English author * Charlotte Buff (1753–1828), a youthful acquaintance of the poet

Goethe Johann Wolfgang (von) Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832) was a German polymath who is widely regarded as the most influential writer in the German language. His work has had a wide-ranging influence on Western literature, literary, Polit ...

born in

Wetzlar Wetzlar () is a city in the state of Hesse, Germany. It is the twelfth largest city in Hesse with currently 55,371 inhabitants at the beginning of 2019 (including second homes). As an important cultural, industrial and commercial center, the un ...

Charlotte Bunch Charlotte Anne Bunch (born October 13, 1944) is an American feminist author and organizer in women's rights and human rights movements. Bunch is currently the founding director and senior scholar at the Center for Women's Global Leadership at ...

(born 1944), American activist and author *

Charlotte Burton Charlotte E. Burton (May 30, 1881 – March 28, 1942) was an American silent film actress. Biography Early life and education Charlotte E. Burton was born on May 30, 1881, in San Francisco, California. However there is some debate ...

(1881–1942), American silent film actress * Charlotte Caffey (born 1953), American musician * Charlotte Carew Pole, British political activist * Charlotte Casiraghi (born 1986), Monégasque socialite and the daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco * Charlotte Church (born 1986), Welsh musician * Charlotte Clarke, Scottish academic * Charlotte Clasis (1891–1974), French actress * Charlotte Clements (born 1979), English ice dancer * Charlotte Clymer (born 1986), American activist * Charlotte Colbert (born 1987), Franco-British multi-media artist * Charlotte Coles, British oncologist and professor * Charlotte Reeve Conover (1855–1940), American author, lecturer, political activist and educator *

Charlotte Corday Marie-Anne Charlotte de Corday d'Armont (27 July 1768 – 17 July 1793), known simply as Charlotte Corday (), was a figure of the French Revolution who assassinated revolutionary and Jacobins, Jacobin leader Jean-Paul Marat on 13 July 1793. Cor ...

(1768–1793), French revolutionary and assassin *

Charlotte Cornwell Charlotte Cornwell (26 April 1949 – 16 January 2021) was an English actress, singer, and a teacher of acting on the faculty at the University of Southern California (2003–2012). Cornwell began her career as an actress, making her debut for ...

(1949–2021), English actress * Charlotte "Charlie" Covell (born 1984), British actress and writer * Charlotte Crivelli (1863-1956), French Australian philanthropist who founded the French Red Cross Society of Victoria * Charlotte F. Dailey (1842–1914), American editor and exposition official * Charlotte d'Amboise (born 1964), American actress and dancer * Charlotte Dawson (1966–2014), New Zealander-Australian television personality * Charlotte de Sauve (1551–1617), French noblewoman, courtesan and spy * Charlotte de Witte (born 1992), Belgian DJ and record producer * Charlotte "Lottie" Dod (1871–1960), English tennis player * Charlotte Dravet (1936–2025), French paediatric psychiatrist and epileptologist *

Charlotte Dujardin Charlotte Susan Jane Dujardin (born 13 July 1985) is a British dressage rider, equestrian, and writer. A multiple World and Olympic champion, Dujardin has been described as the dominant dressage rider of her era. In 2014 she held the complete se ...

(born 1985), British equestrian and writer * Charlotte Edwards (born 1979), English cricketer * Charlotte Egerton, Countess of Bridgewater (1763–1849), British noblewoman and philanthropist * Charlotte Elliott (1789–1871), English poet and hymnwriter * Charlotte Famin (born 1973), French wheelchair tennis player *

Charlotte Flair Ashley Elizabeth Fliehr (born April 5, 1986) is an American professional wrestler. She is signed to WWE, where she performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Charlotte Flair. Flair is a second-generation professional wrestler, being t ...

(born 1986), American professional wrestler * Charlotte Forten Grimké (1837–1914), American anti-slavery activist and educator * Charlotte Frank (born 1959), German architect * Charlotte Fullerton, American television writer and author * Charlotte Gainsbourg (born 1971), British-French actress and singer * Charlotte Evelyn Gay (1867–1958), English social and temperance reformer * Charlotte Duncan Smith Graham (1912–1993), American labor organizer * Charlotte Grant (born 2001), Australian footballer * Charlotte A. Gray (1844–1912), English educator and temperance leader * Charlotte E. Gray (1873–1926), American novelist and religious writer * Charlotte Greenwood (1890–1977), American actress and dancer * Charlotte Bagge Hansen (born 1969), Danish politician * Charlotte Harris (born 1981), British painter * Charlotte Hatherley (born 1979), English musician * Charlotte Hawkins Brown (1883–1961), American educator * Charlotte Henshaw (born 1987), British Paralympic swimmer *

Charlotte Hope Charlotte Hope (born 15 October 1991) is an English actress. She first achieved recognition for her recurring role as Myranda in the third to fifth seasons of the HBO fantasy series '' Game of Thrones'' (2013–2016). Hope gained further pro ...

(born 1991), English actress * Charlotte Iliffe (1881–1972), British aristocrat, philanthropist and suffragist. * Charlotte Jackson (born 1978), English television presenter and journalist * Charlotte A. Jerauld (1820–1845), American poet * Charlotte Johnson Wahl (1942–2021), British artist and mother of

Boris Johnson Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson (born 19 June 1964) is a British politician and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 2019 to 2022. He wa ...

* Charlotte Jordan (born 1995), English actress *

Charlotte Kalla Marina Charlotte Kalla (; born 22 July 1987) is a Swedish retired Cross-country skiing (sport), cross-country skier. A four-time Olympian, Kalla won three golds and nine medals overall at the Olympics between 2004 and 2022. She holds the joint r ...

(born 1987), Swedish cross-country skier * Charlotte Kennedy (born 1994), English actress * Charlotte Lawlor (1878–1941), New Zealander poet, writer and advertising designer *

Charlotte Laws Charlotte Anne Laws (born May 11, 1960), also known by her stage name Missy Laws, is an American author, talk show host, animal rights advocate, anti-revenge porn activist, former politician, and actress. Laws is a former BBC News contributor a ...

(born 1960), American activist * Charlotte le Pelletier (1778-1855), French musician and composer * Charlotte Lecocq (born 1977), French politician * Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield (1664–1718), illegitimate daughter of

Charles II of England Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and King of Ireland, Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest su ...

raised in Berkshire House *

Charlotte Lennox Charlotte Lennox, ''née'' Ramsay (4 January 1804), was a Scottish author and a literary and cultural critic, whose publishing career flourished in London. Best known for her novel '' The Female Quixote'' (1752), she was frequently praised for ...

(–1804), English author and poet * Charlotte Lennox, Duchess of Richmond (1768–1842), British aristocrat * Charlotte Lewis (born 1967), English actress * Charlotte Martin (born 1976), American musician * Charlotte Maxeke (1871–1939), South African social and political activist *

Charlotte McKinney Charlotte Ann McKinney (born August 6, 1993) is an American model and actress who first gained attention as an Instagram personality, eventually achieving wider recognition for her appearance in a Carl's Jr. commercial which aired regionally d ...

(born 1993), American model and actress * Charlotte P. Morris, American academic administrator * Charlotte Nichols (born 1991), British politician * Charlotte Paston, Countess of Yarmouth (1650–1684), illegitimate daughter of Charles II of England * Charlotte Payne (born 2002), British hammer thrower * Charlotte Plank (Australian singer and songwriter and member of

Loud LDN Loud LDN is a British collective of female and gender-expansive artists based in London. Formed in May 2022 by Coupdekat and Maisi as a WhatsApp group chat called Ladies Making Noise in London, the chat started off with ten members including P ...

based in England) *

Charlotte Perkins Gilman Charlotte Anna Perkins Gilman (; née Perkins; July 3, 1860 – August 17, 1935), also known by her first married name Charlotte Perkins Stetson, was an American humanist, novelist, writer, lecturer, early sociologist, advocate for social reform ...

(1860–1935), American writer and socialist * Charlotte Perriand (1903–1999), French architect and designer * Charlotte Pistorius (1777–1850), German poet * Charlotte Sally Potter (born 1949), English film director and screenwriter * Charlotte Prodger (born 1974), British video artist *

Charlotte Rae Charlotte Rae Lubotsky (April 22, 1926 – August 5, 2018) was an American character actress and singer whose career spanned sixty-six years. Rae was known for her portrayal of Edna Garrett in the sitcoms ''Diff'rent Strokes'' and its spin-o ...

(1926–2018), American actress and singer *

Charlotte Rampling Tessa Charlotte Rampling (born 5 February 1946) is an English actress. An icon of the Swinging London, Swinging Sixties, she began her career as a model. She was cast in the role of Meredith in the 1966 film ''Georgy Girl'', which starred Lynn ...

(born 1946), English actress * Charlotte E. Ray (1850–1911), attorney and teacher; first African-American woman to become a lawyer * Charlotte Regan (born 1993–1994), British director * Charlotte Rhead (1885–1947), English ceramics artist * Charlotte Riley (born 1981), English actress * Charlotte Roche (born 1978), British-German author and television presenter * Charlotte Salomon (1917–1943), German artist * Charlotte Schreiber (1834–1922), Canadian artist and illustrator * Charlotte Scott (1858–1931), British mathematician * Charlotte Sheffield (1936–2016), American actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder * Charlotte Smith (disambiguation), various people * Charlotte Stoker (1818-1901), activist and mother of

Bram Stoker Abraham Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912), better known by his pen name Bram Stoker, was an Irish novelist who wrote the 1897 Gothic horror novel ''Dracula''. The book is widely considered a milestone in Vampire fiction, and one of t ...

* Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany (1753–1789), illegitimate daughter of

Charles Edward Stuart Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart (31 December 1720 – 30 January 1788) was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart, making him the grandson of James VII and II, and the Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, ...

born in

Liège Liège ( ; ; ; ; ) is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality of Wallonia, and the capital of the Liège Province, province of Liège, Belgium. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east o ...

* Charlotte De Bernier Taylor (1806–1865), American entomologist * Charlotte Teske (born 1949), German athlete * Charlotte Tilbury (born 1973), British make-up artist * Charlotte Uhlenbroek (born 1967), British zoologist and television presenter * Charlotte Wahl (1817–1899), Latvian philanthropist * Charlotte Walker, American actress * Charlotte Walker (politician) (born 2004), Australian politician * Charlotte Wassef (1912–1988), Egyptian model who won Miss Egypt in 1934 * Charley Webb (born 1988), English actress * Lady Charlotte Wellesley (born 1990), British socialite * Charlotte Fowler Wells (1814–1901), American phrenologist and publisher * Charlotte Wells (born 1987), Scottish film director * Charlotte Wessels (born 1987), Dutch singer-songwriter * Charlotte Frances Wilder (1839–1916), American writer

Fictional characters

* Charlotte, a character in 2020 video game ''

Genshin Impact ''Genshin Impact'' is a 2020 action role-playing game produced by MiHoYo, MiHoYo/HoYoverse. The game features an anime-style open world environment and an action-based Role-playing battle systems, battle system using Classical element, element ...

'' * Charlotte, main character in the film '' Lost in Translation'' * Charlotte, a character in the TV series '' Making Fiends'' * Charlotte, a character in the Canadian TV series ''

Orphan Black ''Orphan Black'' is a Canadian science-fiction thriller television series created by screenwriter Graeme Manson and director John Fawcett and starring Tatiana Maslany. The series focuses on Sarah Manning, one of several genetically identica ...

'' * Charlotte, main character in the novel ''

The Sorrows of Young Werther ''The Sorrows of Young Werther'' (; ), or simply ''Werther'', is a 1774 epistolary novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Johann Wolfgang Goethe, which appeared as a revised edition in 1787. It was one of the main novels in the ''Sturm und Drang'' ...

'' * Charlotte, main character in the 1984 film '' The Woman in Red'' * Charlotte Bailey, Conner and Alex's Bailey mother in '' The Land of Stories'' by

Chris Colfer Christopher Paul Colfer (born May 27, 1990) is an American actor, singer, and author. He gained international recognition for his portrayal of Kurt Hummel on the television musical ''Glee'' (2009–2015). Colfer's portrayal of Kurt received crit ...

* Charlotte Beatrix Marie Rhody Wyndham, a princess from ''

Berserk (manga) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kentaro Miura. Set in a medieval Europe–inspired dark fantasy world, the story centers on the characters of Guts, a lone swordsman, and Griffith, the leader of a mercenary ba ...

'' by Kentaro Miura * Charlotte Beaumont, a character in the Australian TV series '' All Saints'' * Charlotte A. Cavatica, a barn spider from the 1952 children's novel ''

Charlotte's Web ''Charlotte's Web'' is a book of children's literature by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams. It was published on October 15, 1952, by Harper & Brothers. It tells the story of a livestock pig named Wilbur and his frie ...

'' by E. B. White'' * Charlotte Christine de Colde, a character in the '' Samurai Shodown'' video game series * Charlotte Cody, a character from '' Wonder'' book by R.J. Palacio and

Wonder (film) ''Wonder'' is a 2017 American Coming-of-age story, coming-of-age drama, family drama film directed by Stephen Chbosky, who co-wrote the screenplay with Steven Conrad and Jack Thorne. It is based on Wonder (Palacio novel), the 2012 novel by R. J. ...

* Charlotte Denon, a reporter in ''

Elf An elf (: elves) is a type of humanoid supernatural being in Germanic peoples, Germanic folklore. Elves appear especially in Norse mythology, North Germanic mythology, being mentioned in the Icelandic ''Poetic Edda'' and the ''Prose Edda'' ...

'' *

Charlotte DiLaurentis Charlotte DiLaurentis is a fictional character created by I. Marlene King for the American television series ''Pretty Little Liars'' and its spin-off web series '' Pretty Dirty Secrets'', portrayed by Vanessa Ray. Introduced in the third sea ...

, a former antagonist in ''

Pretty Little Liars ''Pretty Little Liars'' is an American Mystery fiction, mystery teen drama television series created by I. Marlene King, which aired on Freeform (TV channel), Freeform from June 8, 2010 to June 27, 2017, based on the novel series Pretty Little L ...

'' * Charlotte Doyle, main character in '' The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle'' * Charlotte "Charlie" Duncan, a character in '' Good Luck Charlie'' * Charlotte "Charlie" Emily, main character in the book '' Five Nights at Freddy's: The Silver Eyes'' (whose spirit shares the same name) * Charlotte Fairchild, a character in the novel trilogy '' The Infernal Devices'' * Charlotte Gibson, a character in ''

iCarly ''iCarly'' is an American teen sitcom created by Dan Schneider, which originally aired on Nickelodeon from September 8, 2007, to November 23, 2012. The series tells the story of Carly Shay (Miranda Cosgrove), a teenager who creates and hosts ...

'' * Charlotte Gray, main character in the novel '' Charlotte Gray'' * Charlotte Heywood, main character in the

Jane Austen Jane Austen ( ; 16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for #List of works, her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century ...

novel '' Sanditon'' * Charlotte Hollis, title character in ''Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte'' * Charlotte King, a character in '' Private Practice'' * Charlotte Lewis, a secondary character in '' Lost'' * Charlotte Linlin, a character in the Japanese manga ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, as he explores the Grand Line in search of the myt ...

'' * Charlotte Lucas, a character in

's novel, ''

Pride and Prejudice ''Pride and Prejudice'' is the second published novel (but third to be written) by English author Jane Austen, written when she was age 20-21, and later published in 1813. A novel of manners, it follows the character development of Elizabe ...

'' * Charlotte Makepeace, main character in the novel '' Charlotte Sometimes'', and the song " Charlotte Sometimes" * Charlotte Morales, a character in the comic book series '' Spider-Gwen'' * Charlotte Pickles, a character in ''

Rugrats ''Rugrats'' is an American animated television series created by Arlene Klasky, Gábor Csupó, and Paul Germain for Nickelodeon. The series focuses on a group of toddlers, most prominently Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, and Lil, and their day-to-d ...

'' * Charlotte Simmons, main character in '' I Am Charlotte Simmons'' * Charlotte Usher, main character in '' Ghostgirl'' * Charlotte Watsford, a character in '' H₂O: Just Add Water'' * Charlotte E. Yeager, a character in the Japanese media franchise ''

Strike Witches is a Japanese media mix franchise originally created by Fumikane Shimada via a series of magazine illustration columns. The illustrations have since inspired several official light novel, manga, and anime series and v ...

'' * Charlotte York, a main character in ''

Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy, romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO, based on Sex and the City (newspaper column), the newspaper column and 1996 book by Candace Bushnell. It premiered in th ...

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