Charles is dated, classic, boring, not elegant, upperclass.
I'm not crazy about it, but I do love
Charlie and considered
Charles for a son who would have been called
Charlie.
I think
Charlie's avoidable, though, because I personally knew a young (late 20s) man who went by
Charles all the time - at work, and with all his friends. He just wasn't called
Charlie, probably because of his own preference. I think
Charles sounds more stuckup and formal, less outgoing and friendly, than
Charlie.
Our son would have been
Charles Bruce. Dunno if that's a good combo, though.
This message was edited 4/11/2011, 3:06 PM