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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Charlene | most used in the U.S. in the 1940s |
| 2 | English | Charles | OS grid ref SS6832 |
| 3 | French | Charles | Charles |
| 4 | Old French | Charles | — |
| 5 | Latin | Carolus | Charles |
| 6 | Middle High German | Karl | — |
| 7 | Old High German | karl | man |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | karilaz | free man, franklin; little man, young man |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | karaz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |