Charlotte (given name)
Charlotte is a female given name, a female form of the male name Charlot, a diminutive of Charles. It is of French origin meaning "free man" or "petite". The name dates back to at least the 14th century. King Charles II of England had two illegitimate daughters with the name, the second wife of King Louis XI of France was Charlotte of Savoy, and Charlotte de Bourbon-La Marche was Queen of Cyprus. Other names for Charlotte are Charlie, Lottie, Lotte, Carlota and Carlotta.
These women are usually identified as Charlotte with an appended title rather than a surname:
- Princess Charlotte of Cambridge
- Charlotte Stuart, Duchess of Albany
- Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
- Charlotte, Princess Royal, later Queen Charlotte of Württemberg
- Charlotte of Belgium, Empress of Mexico
- Charlotte of Bourbon, Queen of Cyprus
- Charlotte of Cyprus, Queen of Jerusalem and Armenia
- Charlotte FitzRoy, Countess of Yarmouth
- Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield
- Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of George III
- Charlotte of Savoy, wife of Louis XI of France
- Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Cassel, Queen of Denmark
- Princess Charlotte, Duchess of Valentinois, Princess of Monaco
- Charlotte Casiraghi, eighth in line to the Monegasque throne after her mother, Caroline, Princess of Hanover
- Princess Charlotte Augusta of Wales, only legitimate child of George IV of the United Kingdom
- Archduchess Charlotte of Austria
- Amber O'Neal, a professional wrestler, who has also performed under the ring name Charlotte
- Princess Charlotte, several women with the name
- Queen Charlotte, several women with the name
Popularity
It was the most popular name for girls in Australia in 2013. The same year it was the 21st popular girl name both in England and Wales, having been a constant presence among the top 10 girls names there since the 1980s.
Notable people
- Charlotte Ainslie, Scottish educationalist and headmistress
- Charlotte Emma Aitchison, British singer known as Charli XCX
- Charlotte Armstrong, American author
- Charlotte Auerbach, German scientist
- Charlotte Arnold, Canadian actress
- Charlotte Fowler Baldwin, American missionary
- Charlotte Becker, German cyclist
- Charlotte Beers, American businesswoman and former Under Secretary of State
- Charlotte Brontë, English author
- Charlotte Buff, a youthful acquaintance of the poet Goethe
- Charlotte Bunch, activist and author
- Charlotte Burton, American silent film actress
- Charlotte Caffey, musician
- Charlotte Church, Welsh musician
- Charlotte Colbert, Franco-British multi-media artist
- Charlotte Reeve Conover, American author, lecturer, political activist and educator
- Charlotte Corday, revolutionary and assassin
- Charlotte Cornwell, English actress
- Charlotte Covell, British actress, writer and producer
- Charlotte Dawson, Australian television personality
- Charlotte d'Amboise, Broadway actress and dancer
- Charlotte de Sauve, noblewoman, mistress and spy
- Charlotte Dod, English athlete
- Charlotte Dujardin, dressage rider
- Charlotte Edwards, former professional cricketer who was captain of the England women's team
- Charlotte Elliott, English poet, hymnwriter, editor
- Charlotte Flair, American professional wrestler, author and actress
- Charlotte Forten Grimké, anti-slavery activist and educator
- Charlotte Frank, architect
- Charlotte Fullerton, TV writer and author
- Charlotte Gainsbourg, actress and singer
- Charlotte Greenwood, actress and dancer
- Charlotte Harris, painter
- Charlotte Hatherley, English musician
- Charlotte Hawkins Brown, American educator
- Charlotte Jackson, British television presenter and journalist
- Charlotte Ann Fillebrown Jerauld, American poet, story writer
- Charlotte Kalla, Swedish cross-country skier
- Charlotte Lawlor, New Zealand poet, writer and advertising designer
- Charlotte Laws, politician, author, TV host, anti-revenge porn activist
- Charlotte Lecocq, French politician
- Charlotte Lennox, English author and poet
- Charlotte Lewis, English actress
- Charlotte Martin, American musician
- Charlotte McKinney, American model and actress
- Charlotte P. Morris, American academic administrator
- Charlotte Nichols, British Labour politician
- Charlotte Perkins Gilman, American writer and socialist
- Charlotte Perriand, French architect and designer
- Charlotte Pistorius, German poet
- Charlotte Sally Potter, film director and screenwriter
- Charlotte Prodger, British video artist
- Charlotte Rae, American actress and singer
- Charlotte Rampling, English actress
- Charlotte E. Ray, attorney and teacher, first African-American woman to become a lawyer
- Charlotte Rhead, ceramics artist
- Charlotte Roche, author and television presenter
- Charlotte Salomon, German artist
- Charlotte Schreiber, Canadian artist and illustrator
- Charlotte Scott, British mathematician
- Charlotte Smith, basketball player and coach
- Charlotte Teske, athlete
- Charlotte Tilbury, make-up artist
- Charlotte Turner Smith, English poet and novelist
- Charlotte Uhlenbroek, British zoologist and television presenter
- Charley Webb, actress
- Lady Charlotte Wellesley, British socialite
- Charlotte Fowler Wells, American phrenologist, publisher
- Charlotte Frances Wilder, American writer
- Charlotte Wessels Dutch singer-songwriter
Fictional characters
- Charlotte DiLaurentis, a former antagonist in Pretty Little Liars
- Charlotte Fairchild, a character in The Infernal Devices, part of The Shadowhunter Chronicles by Cassandra Clare
- Charlotte Gray, Scottish protagonist in the novel Charlotte Gray
- Charlotte, a character in Making Fiends
- Charlotte York Goldenblatt, a main character in Sex and the City played by actress Kristin Davis
- Charlotte Lewis, a secondary character in the now completed ABC show, Lost. She is portrayed by actress Rebecca Mader.
- Charlotte A. Cavatica, the spider, from E. B. White's Charlotte's Web
- Charlotte Christine de Colde, a character of the Samurai Shodown video game series by SNK
- Charlotte "Charlie" Duncan, a character in Good Luck Charlie, portrayed by Mia Talerico
- Charlotte E. Yeager, a character from the anime/manga Strike Witches
- Charlotte Watsford, a character from '
- Charlotte King, a character in Private Practice
- Charlotte Beaumont, a character in the Australian drama All Saints
- Charlotte Pickles, a character on Nickelodeon's 1990s animated series Rugrats
- Charlotte Usher, main character in Ghostgirl
- Charlotte Doyle, main character in The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
- Charlotte Simmons, main character in I Am Charlotte Simmons
- Charlotte, main character in the book '
- Charlotte, main character in the book The Sorrows of Young Werther
- Charlotte, main character in the film Lost in Translation, portrayed by Scarlett Johansson
- Charlotte, main character in the film The Woman in Red, portrayed by Kelly LeBrock
- Charlotte Makepeace, main character in "Charlotte Sometimes " by Penelope Farmer, and the song Charlotte Sometimes by the British Rock band The Cure.
- Charlotte Gibson, Gibby's mother in iCarly