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Where does “Charlène” come from?

Charlène (French) comes from English Charlene, from English Charles, from French Charles, from Old French Charles, from Latin Carolus, from Middle High German Karl, from Old High German karl, from Proto-Germanic karilaz — to grow old, to mature.

Ancestry of “Charlène”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCharlene—
2EnglishCharles—
3FrenchCharlesCharles
4Old FrenchCharles—
5LatinCarolusCharles
6Middle High GermanKarl—
7Old High Germankarlman
8Proto-Germanickarilazfree man, franklin; little man, young man
9Proto-Germanickaraz—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
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