Where does “Charlotte” come from?
Charlotte comes from French Charlotte, a feminine form of French Charles, from Old French Charles, from Latin Carolus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- meaning to grow or become strong.
Charlotte (English): Designating a type of women's bonnet popular in...
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Ancestry of “Charlotte”, step by step
Charlotte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French charlotte
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | charlotte | charlotte; Charlotte hat, Charlotte bonnet, mob... |
| 2 | Middle High German | Karl | — |
| 3 | Old High German | karl | man |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |
via Middle English charlet
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | charlet | — |