"Charlotte" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈʃɑːlət/ [General-South-African, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʃɑɹlət/ [General-American], /ˈʃaːlət/ [Boston, General-Australian, New-Zealand], /ˈʃaɹlət/ [Ireland, Scotland] Audio: en-us-charlotte.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lət Etymology: From French Charlotte in the 17th century, female diminutive form of Charles, from Middle High German Karl, which came from the Germanic *karlaz. The civil parish is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744 - 1818). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Charlotte}} French Charlotte, {{m|fr|Charles}} Charles, {{der|en|gmh|Karl}} Middle High German Karl, {{m|gem-pro||*karlaz}} *karlaz, {{coin|en|Samuel Holland|nat=British-Dutch|occ=surveyor}} Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Charlotte
  1. A female given name from French. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Translations (female given name): شَارْلُوت (šārlūt) (Arabic), 夏洛特 (Xiàluòtè) (Chinese Mandarin), Šarlota (Czech), Charlotte (Danish), Lotta (Finnish), Charlotte (French), Charlotte (German), Sialoorta (Greenlandic), Sika (Greenlandic), Halaki (Hawaiian), Sarolta (Hungarian), Charlotta (Icelandic), Karlotta (Icelandic), Lotta (Icelandic), Carlotta [feminine] (Italian), シャーロット (shārotto) (Japanese), Šarlote [feminine] (Latvian), Hārata (Maori), शार्लट (śārlaṭ) [feminine] (Marathi), Charlotte (Norwegian), Szarlota (Polish), Carlota (Portuguese), Шарло́тта (Šarlótta) [feminine] (Russian), Carlota (Spanish), Charlotta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Charlotte-en-name-hUzjMuTL Disambiguation of 'female given name': 80 4 4 5 4 3
  2. A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Categories (topical): Headwear Categories (place): Places in Canada, Places in Prince Edward Island
    Sense id: en-Charlotte-en-name-pcOHh9YR Disambiguation of Headwear: 4 18 20 16 20 17 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 17 25 15 25 11 2
  3. A city, the county seat of Eaton County, Michigan, United States. Categories (topical): Headwear Categories (place): Charlotte, Cities in Michigan, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in Michigan, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Charlotte-en-name-Cs-hqfnC Disambiguation of Headwear: 4 18 20 16 20 17 6 Categories (other): County seats of Michigan, USA, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 17 25 15 25 11 2
  4. The largest city in North Carolina, United States and the county seat of Mecklenburg County. Categories (topical): Headwear Categories (place): Charlotte, Cities in North Carolina, USA, Cities in the United States, Places in North Carolina, USA, Places in the United States
    Sense id: en-Charlotte-en-name-ESM~xCPI Disambiguation of Headwear: 4 18 20 16 20 17 6 Categories (other): County seats of North Carolina, USA, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 17 25 15 25 11 2
  5. A town, the county seat of Dickson County, Tennessee, United States. Categories (topical): Headwear Categories (place): Places in Tennessee, USA, Places in the United States, Towns in Tennessee, USA, Towns in the United States
    Sense id: en-Charlotte-en-name-D3oNgU8X Disambiguation of Headwear: 4 18 20 16 20 17 6 Categories (other): County seats of Tennessee, USA, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 17 25 15 25 11 2
  6. University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Categories (topical): Headwear, Universities Derived forms: Charlotte County, Charlotte Court House, Charlottesville
    Sense id: en-Charlotte-en-name-RJxgiepJ Disambiguation of Headwear: 4 18 20 16 20 17 6 Disambiguation of Universities: 3 11 13 20 13 36 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 17 25 15 25 11 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɑːlət/ [General-South-African, Received-Pronunciation], /ˈʃɑɹlət/ [General-American], /ˈʃaːlət/ [Boston, General-Australian, New-Zealand], /ˈʃaɹlət/ [Ireland, Scotland] Audio: en-us-charlotte.ogg [US] Forms: Charlottes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lət Etymology: From French Charlotte in the 17th century, female diminutive form of Charles, from Middle High German Karl, which came from the Germanic *karlaz. The civil parish is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744 - 1818). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Charlotte}} French Charlotte, {{m|fr|Charles}} Charles, {{der|en|gmh|Karl}} Middle High German Karl, {{m|gem-pro||*karlaz}} *karlaz, {{coin|en|Samuel Holland|nat=British-Dutch|occ=surveyor}} Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland Head templates: {{en-noun}} Charlotte (plural Charlottes)
  1. (historical) Designating a type of women's bonnet popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-Charlotte-en-noun-MwAAXfu9

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      "rhymes": "-ɑː(ɹ)lət"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-charlotte.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/8e/En-us-charlotte.ogg/En-us-charlotte.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8e/En-us-charlotte.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz"
  ],
  "word": "Charlotte"
}

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