Comments for CHARLES:

This is Chester Bennington's (Linkin Park's vocalist) middle name.

-- Anonymous User  7/10/2005

In Gone with the Wind, Charles is Scarlett O'Hara's first husband. He's shy and Scarlett thinks he looks like a calf.

-- Anonymous User  11/3/2005

Charles Schultz was the creator of the Peanuts comics and Charles Spurgeon was a famous British Baptist preacher, often called the Prince of Preachers, who lived in the 19th century.

-- breakofday  12/6/2005

I think this name is awful and old fashioned. And seriously would you want your child having a name that is associated with Prince Charles?

-- jazzi  1/12/2006

I love Charles, I hope to use for my first son. It is a name with history and the nickname of Charlie balances out the seriousness of Charles.

-- poppylena  1/27/2006

I would have thought Charlie was a slightly unfortunate name for a child - in British slang, a charlie is someone who is easily taken in.

"April in Paris / Here comes a charlie" in the immortal words of Spike Milligan!

-- Breaca  1/29/2006

If I were male I think that Charles would be the perfect name for me. I would go by Charlie. My name is Carli and I cannot find that name anywhere. Through alternate spellings and similiar names I've found they all point back to Charles.

-- insanitie101  2/4/2006

Charles is the name of my French born grandfather and I like this name. It sounds classical and handsome. I also like the nickname Charlie for Charles.

-- Missy  3/11/2006

Jodie Foster's son is named Charles.

-- Anonymous User  3/24/2006

Famous bearer is Charles Münch, a French conductor.

-- Anonymous User  3/26/2006

My grandfather's name was Charles, but he went by Chuck, which I like better than Charlie. It is also my brother's middle name, Timothy Charles, and I think it works better as a middle name than as a first name.

-- kerrilouise  4/14/2006

I find the name Charles stuffy and cold but I love the nickname Charlie. It is definitely a name a child could grow up with and it has been a timeless classic that has never faded out of popularity. The nickname for Charles I don't like is Chuck or Chuckie.

-- Anonymous User  4/26/2006

Charles is an okay name, the nickname Charlie is great and another good nickname for this name is Chas.

-- Anonymous User  5/27/2006

Professor Charles Eppes, younger brother of Don Eppes, on the TV show Numb3rs.

-- Anonymous User  6/23/2006

Famous bearer was Charles M. Jones. He was the most important man in animation. He directed Looney Tunes, Tom and Jerry, And How the Grinch Stole Christmas. In a list of "Best Cartoons", four of Jones' cartoons where in the Top 5.

-- Anonymous User  6/26/2006

For some reason this is the most solid name for boys I've ever come across, I don't know why, it's not my favorite or anything, but if you just say it it's literally substantial. I don't know why.

-- Anonymous User  7/3/2006

Charles Ingalls is the father of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

-- Anonymous User  7/10/2006

Why not keep the old names going? I would name my baby boy Charles because it's classic, and then it could be abbreviated to Charlie for a more fun, youthful nickname. A lovely choice.

-- Anonymous User  8/9/2006

The actor, Charlie Chaplin. Although his real name was Charles Spencer Chaplin.

-- MusicRat  8/10/2006

Charles Bovary is a character in Gustave Flaubert's famous novel 'Madame Bovary'. He is Madame (Emma) Bovary's husband.

-- Anonymous User  9/17/2006

I like it because it's classic. I'll probably name my son Charles Whittaker because there have been, like, 4 generations of Charles Whittaker's in our family. Sorta weird, when you think about it.

-- annemm  10/22/2006

Charles Dodgson was the real name of Lewis Carroll, author of "Alice in Wonderland".

-- Morsa  10/27/2006

Charles Lindbergh was the first person to fly across the ocean.

-- Anonymous User  10/29/2006

Charles is Russell Crowe's son's name.

-- Anonymous User  10/29/2006

In As You Like It by William Shakespeare, Charles is a wrestler for Duke Frederick, the usurper. He is beaten by Orlando.

-- Aqua  12/11/2006

It's a good name but I think the nicknames Charlie or Char would be better sounding for Charles.

-- Anonymous User  12/20/2006

In the novel Phantom by Susan Kay, Charles is the name of Erik and Christine's son. He is very handsome and a great musician. Coincidentally, this was also the name of Erik's father.

-- scarletquillraven  12/25/2006

I've never liked this name much, and I don't know why---but I at least respect it because it's a good, solid, traditional sort of name, and not something invented or spelled "uniquely".

-- Anonymous User  4/3/2007

This is my name, except I go by Charlie. I really am not a big fan of this name and I usually hate to be referred to as my real name. Maybe when I get older I'll appreciate it more.

-- CharlieRob  5/5/2007

I would use this for a girl with the French pronunciation. I think it sounds so much mroe feminine.

-- Anonymous User  6/14/2007

Charlie (Charles) Weasley from the Harry Potter series. Charlie (Charles) Pace from Lost.

-- Anonymous User  6/20/2007

I love this name. Especially for a middle name. I think that the name Charles flows well with many names and that is why I like it for a middle name.

-- EgYpTiAn PrInCeSs  7/14/2007

First thought: Father of the famous author Laura Ingalls Wilder, and he was in all of the 'Little House' books, portrayed by Michael Landon in famous television series, and also many other miniseries and movies based on the life of the Ingalls Family.

He was a gentle man with infinite love for his family, but Charles Ingalls had for his entire life a strong case of "wanderlust". He is quoted by Laura in her "Little House" series of books as saying: "My wandering foot gets to itching". He loved traveling and didn't like living among big crowds of people, so together with his family in the early years of his marriage, he traveled a great deal and often changed homes.

Charles Frederick Ingalls was the husband of Caroline Ingalls (nee Quiner), and father of 5 children (the 4 girls were the surviving): Mary Ingalls, Laura Ingalls, Caroline "Carrie" Ingalls, Freddy (who died as an infant), and Grace Ingalls. He was born in January 1836 and died in June 1902 at the age of 66.

-- Sarah Elizabeth  10/31/2007

Charles Trask is in Steinbeck's East of Eden. He is a Cain character.

-- sweet-and-shy  12/8/2007

I LOVE this name! It sounds so strong and formal, but there are some great nicknames for it too. Like: Char and Charlie.

-- Mrnda13  1/2/2008

Charles Manson was the leader of the infamous "Manson Family" back in the late 1960's. Helter Skelter and all that.

-- rising_SoUtH  3/5/2008

Charles is also the middle name of the fictional villain Freddy Krueger.

-- rising_SoUtH  3/5/2008

Charles Foster Kane II was the central character inn the wildly acclaimed film "Citizen Kane" in 1941. He was portrayed by Orson Welles, who also co-wrote, produced, and directed the film.

-- AndrewJKD  3/12/2008

Charles White Whittlesey was an American Lieutenant Colonel. He is noted for leading the Lost Battalion in the Argonne Forest during World War I, for which he received the Medal of Honor, the highest military honor given out by the United States government.

-- AndrewJKD  4/6/2008

The name is actually quite good, even though it sounds a bit elitist in its official form. It's so common, but I haven't heard of many guys who go by Charles. I've heard of plenty of Charlies and Chucks, and the former nickname sounds too immature and a bit annoying to me, and the latter sounds like some dimwit redneck name. I wish people named Charles just went by Charles, then it would stop reminding me of the royal family in England. Heck, it's got less syllables and everything!

-- slight night shiver  5/18/2008

Charles is the birth name of American author Cormac McCarthy.

-- pinkElephant  7/26/2008

Charles Kinbote is a character in Vladimir Nabokov's Pale Fire. The book is a poem, and Kinbote is the poet's crazy neighbor who edits it and adds extensive commentary.

-- MoonAgeDaydreamer  12/7/2008

Charles is Chuck Bass's real name in the famous tv show Gossip Girl.

-- Dahlis  1/10/2009

Charles Darnay, major character in Charles Dickens' novel Tale of Two Cities. Many people believe that Dickens named the character after himself, as they have the same first name and last initial.

-- MoonAgeDaydreamer  2/20/2009

Charles Chaplin (1889-1977), star of such films as City Lights and Modern Times.

-- malkat  3/5/2009

A great French poet of the same name is Charles Baudelaire. If you've never heard of him, I'd advise you to read some of his poetry which could easily be found by searching online.

-- Dessa  9/21/2009

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