Comments for the name Charlotte

A famous bearer is Charlotte Casiraghi, daughter of Princess Caroline of Monaco and grand-daughter of Grace Kelly.

What a lovely and classy moniker - it's feminine without being frilly, strong without being boyish. Though it has been very popular in Britain for awhile now, the name it still relatively underused in the US.

There is children's book "Charlotte's Web" by E.B. White.

Charlotte is a pretty name. It kind of sounds medieval.

This is the middle name of actress Emma Watson. Her full name is Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson (Duerre is a surname, so I guess this was her last name before her mom got married.) I don't like 'Emma' with the name 'Charlotte'.

Charlotte is a lovely name.

A famous bearer of the name was Charlotte Bronte. I absolutely love this name, it is classic and gorgeous.

I love the name Charlotte for a girl, especially since you can call her "Charlie" for short.

Charlotte Darkey Parkhurst (went by Charley Parkhurst) was a stage coach driver in the 1800s who was actually a woman dressed up as a man, acting like one too. No one knew of her sex until a physician examined her dead body in December of 1879. Under the identity of 'Charley', she was the first woman to vote in a presidental election for Ulysses Grant in 1868.

My name is Charlotte Anne and I love my name. Even though Charlotte is a very popular name in Britain, it still feels unique to me. I think it is a pleasant and feminine name.

That's so pretty! Charlotte is elegant and Anne is graceful (derived of Hannah, which means "favor", graceful). I have trouble finding names that sound pretty with names like Charlotte. Nicknames can be Charlie, Lottie. :)

I love this name! I think it sounds delicate and pretty and refreshing. I can't tell you how many "Olivia" and "Abby" baby girls I know lately; not that those names aren't pretty, but just over-used. Charlotte sounds beautiful and still refreshingly "new" to me. I just had a baby girl this past February and named her Charlotte!

I'm so glad you called your daughter that! I think it's a lovely name. A lot of Charlottes get called Charlie, or Lottie, which I think is really sweet. I myself tend to get called Char-lottie! I think it's cute!

Sexy name!

I love the name Charlotte. It's so beautiful and sophisticated. A person with the name Charlotte definitely has a strong sense of character and a great personality. She would be a great person.

Although my name is Natalie my friends call me Charlotte, as in Charlotte York from Sex and the City which I find flattering. It is a lovely name, it's so feminine and traditional!

I really adore this name for a girl. It's girlie, but strong. If I have a daughter, she will be named Charlotte and I would shorten it to Charlie because it's a great name for a girl.

I think it's funny how Charlotte seems to be increasingly popular, yet you never hear of any little kids with the name Charlotte. I've only heard of one! I love this name so much.

"Charlotte Sometimes" is a song by The Cure.

Charlotte is the name of one of the characters on the TV show "Sex and the City".

Pronounced shar-LOTT-eh.

Charlotte Bronte is my favorite author of all time and I would definitely consider naming a child for her. If I named my daughter Charlotte, I would use Lottie as a nickname.

My Mother's name was Charlotte Maria. Her nickname was Charl (pronounced Sharl.) I always found Charl to be more feminine than Charlie for a nickname.

Just wanted to add that Charlotte is also used in German, e.g. Charlotte von Stein, lover of Goethe. ;)
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This is such a beautiful name. I might want to use it someday.

Charlotte Church bears this name.

A famous bearer that no one feels like mentioning is the Charlotte from Top Gun, who was Maverick's love interest.

I like Charlotte, but I think that Carly is a better nickname than Charlie. But I don't like Charlie as a nickname for Charles, either.

My name is Charlotte Rose. When I was younger I hated to have it abbreviated but now I prefer it, yet I only let my best friends call me Charlie since there is another Charly in my year at school as well as a male Charlie. It's confusing otherwise :) Although you could always just do as one of my friends does and just call me Poizen!

Charlotte is a beautiful, elegant, classy name. Charlie is an okay nickname but I prefer it pronounced shar-lee or the nickname Carly.

I bear this name, and have many nicknames. For example my friends and family call me Charlee (Char-li), Charl (Sharl), Char (Shar) or Charlee (Shar-lee). It gets very confusing but out of all my names I prefer the original version! It's classic and elegant.

Charlotte is a very beautiful name, but I don't think that it should be chopped up with nicknames. It is too lovely and elegant in the original form!

This is my little cousin's name. I've always liked it. Very pretty and feminine without being overused. She's used the nicknames Char and Charlie or even Carly throughout life.

Charlotte is a very beautiful and feminine name.

My name is Charlotte Leigh. The name came from the Queen Charlotte Islands when my dad was in the Navy during WWII. No nickname related to Charlotte has ever stuck, anyway, I would rather be called Charlotte.

There is a city in North Carolina called Charlotte.

The band Good Charlotte.

Charlotte is a beautiful and elegant name. The nickname Lottie is adorable.

My first name's Charlotte and I don't like it much because whenever substitute teachers or someone get calls from the office "can you please send Charlotte to the office?" the stupid sub always asks for a boy named Charlie. Sometimes they even get my last name wrong too, oh yeah, just call me Charlie Johnson. I also dislike the fact that people sometimes call me "Spider" or "Charlotte's Web." (Those idiots think they're being so witty and original).

Anyway. I sort of like it, I guess. No one really calls me by a nickname, although my family calls me "Char-Char" for some odd reason. haha.

I like the name, I think it's attractive and unique without being pretentious. But I would never name my daughter this. It's derived from Charles, meaning "man." Because the name is feminine doesn't change its root meaning. Nor would I name my daughter Andrea, feminine of Andrew, meaning "manly."

Worry not. Charles means "free man" in the general sense, not "of the male gender" (in the same sense that 'mankind' and 'one giant step for Man' includes women). "Free man" as opposed to someone who is not free. So Charlotte means 'free woman'. It's not a contradiction.

See the Oxford Dictionary of First Names here:
http://www.askoxford.com/firstnames/charles?view=uk

Nicknames could be Charlie, Lola, Lottie or Tottie.

In Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice," Elizabeth Bennet's friend is Charlotte Lucas. She marries Mr. Collins.

Listen to the German pronunciation of Charlotte here:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html

Charlotte is the main character in "The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle" by Avi.

Yes, I do really like this name. It's so delicate and feminine, yet screams strong woman. I heard a mother caling her baby girl "Charlotta" the other day and just thought it was so cute (char-lot-ah).

I recently used this name as the name of Juror #4 in a male/female production of Twelve Angry Men. To me, the name Charlotte fits the character well. #4 is a very powerful woman. She is no-nonsense and very concerned with facts. She is elegant and dresses impeccably.

I don't really like the name, but I like Charlie for short. I have to say, if this was my name and someone called me "Lottie" I would slap them in the face.

Charlotte "Lottie" Moon (1840-1912) was a Southern Baptist missionary to China who spent 40 years helping the Chinese. She weighed only 50 lbs at her death, having given away all she had to aid the starving Chinese.

I really like the name Charlotte. Especially after reading Pride and Predjudice.

This is the mother of the title character in the novel Lolita.

Scandinavian pronunciation: shar-lOTTe.

It is a beautful, dainty, yet strong, aristocratc name. I think that Charlotte and Daphne sound like the perfect twins.

The rebel convict Mary Bryant named her daughter Charlotte Spence after the Ship called "The Charlotte" on which she travelled to Botany Bay.

Famous bearer: American feminist writer, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, most famous for her short story 'The Yellow Wallpaper'.

The bassist from the all-girl rock band called "The Like" is named Charlotte, she's so beautiful and elegant too! The name totally suits her perfectly!

I had a friend when I was little named Charlotte. I've always liked the book. I was thinking about naming my first daughter, Evangeline Rose, but if I have a second, or a twin, I'd name her Charlotte Simone. And, I don't think Charlotte needs a nickname.

I love this name, I'm using it for the main character in my book. It's strong, feminine, timeless and kind of gothic.

I think this is the most wonderful name and I would definitely call my little girl this!

Charlotte is a beautiful and sophisticated name, I don't see why it must be given a nickname. Charlotte is perfect and doesn't take two seconds to say.

My name is Charlotte Elizabeth and I really love it. I don't have it shortened to Charlie or anything. I like Charlotte as it is!

I love it. It is such a stunning name and the nickname Lottie is so cute!

I think its one of the worst names you can have! I don't like the "lotte" in it. It's so horrible. I live in Germany, listen to the way the Germans say Charlotte:
http://www.nordicnames.de/Aussprache.html
It's shocking! Doesn't matter what language, I can't stand the name.

Charlotte is such a beautiful feminine classy name. :)

I know I already posted but I also wanted to mention that Charlotte was a named used among royalty as well. There were Princess Charlottes and A Queen Charlotte even. A very historical name it seems.

A beautiful and classic name. I have always loved this name since I was little.

I like this name. It sounds very formal and dressy. You can't really picture a Charlotte wearing jeans and a t-shirt. You see someone tall and skinny, pale wearing a dress or skirt from the way I see it.

I hated my name when I was a child. None of the other kids were named, Charlotte, and they asked me where my web was or called me "spider". As I got older, I realized that I liked my name. It's unique, it means "strong and womanly", and it's also elegant and old-fashioned. My middle name is Denae (da-NAE) and my friends and family mostly call me Char. I think I would detest the nickname, Lottie!

Authoress Jane Austen used the name Charlotte for several characters in her books.
Charlotte Lucas was the best friend of heroine Elizabeth Bennet in 'Pride & Prejudice'.
Charlotte Palmer, flighty daughter of Mrs. Jennings in 'Sense & Sensibility'.
Charlotte Heywood, the heroine of her last unfinished novel 'Sanditon'.

Charlotte is a lovely name. It is the feminine form of Charles. I don't know ANYONE with this name. Short forms include Charlie, Lottie, and Char (pronounced Shar).

I love this name. I want to name my first girl child Charlotte. I also like the nickname Lottie a lot!

My thoughts about this name will always be positive, since it is my name; as I indicated in the impression form, it's a fantastic name. When I was a child some people tried to nickname me Charlie, but I would have none of that. As a young adult I did accept the nickname of Char.

In a Ms Marple movie (starring Jessica Andrews) there are twins name Charlotte and Letitia and they are called Lottie and Lettie.

Charlotte is just one of those timeless classics that can be a little girl's name through that of an old woman! I would really love to name my future little girl this!

Singer Karel Gott and his girlfriend Ivana Macháčková have a daughter Charlotte Gottová, born at the year 2006.

On the Disney Channel Short Series AS THE BELL RINGS, one of the main character's name is Charlotte.

Probably one of the best girl names out there! Like others said, Charlotte is classy and feminine, yet is still strong. I think it's also great for a nickname! I noticed it's becoming popular, but I don't care. This name is great!

One of my favorite names of all time! It sounds so deliciously old-fashioned, and it's strong and soft at the same time.

The name Charlotte also means "manly" and so do the names "Carlota" and "Carlotta". They are still beautiful names though and they are unique.

Well my name is Charlotte Renee and I guess I have a love hate relationship with my name. Sometimes I think it sounds very regal and beautiful; however, I hate having the nickname Char and it always seems like when someone says my name when talking to me, that I'm in some sort of trouble. ^_^ But maybe that's just because I usually am haha. But yes, I would recommend the name Charlotte, it's uncommon while still classic and not too unusual. I also love the piece of my French heritage it brings to me.

A famous bearer was Charlotte Corday.

My original birth name is Jacqueline with a middle name of Esme. Recently, I have added the name of Charlotte to my forenames, reason being I prefer being called Charlotte to Jacqueline. Fortunately for me, no one has foreshortened me as Charlie. I don't approve of it. Charley is okay but why shorten names when we've been given them or chosen them as a full name anyway. Charlotte is a genteel name.

Another reason I like the name Charlotte is because there was Queen Charlotte in the 18th century - she was married to King George 111 who came to stay in Cheltenham with the rest of the royal party in July 1781, I think was the year!

Charlotte is a beautiful girl's name. I plan to name my first daughter Charlotte.

I have mixed feelings about the name. On the one hand, it's a pretty, sophisticated, elegant name that you don't have to be ashamed of by the time you're 30, it doesn't sound trashy, stripper-ish, or ghetto, and it is the name of the really cool former host of certain programs on Viva Zwei and later Viva, Charlotte Roche. On the other hand, this was the name of the mother of a woman in this documentary I've seen twice, about how the woman was sexually abused by her father and the mother didn't want to believe her and really hated her and told her she hoped she'd burn in hell when the parents divorced. She blamed it on her daughter, of course. I could never really get past that. Then there's the misogynous Charlotte Allen, who really could ruin the name on her own. So I'd say the name is ruined for me, but I do find it lovely.

Harlot stares at me. Sick to death of it. Give it a rest.

I didn't used to be that fond of this name, I thought it was pretty, but not amazing. Then I have recently met a Charlotte in the 6th form I am starting at, and this name has really grown on me. I think it's beautiful and strong and very pretty. The Charlotte I know is called Char now she is 17, but Lottie is very cute for when a Charlotte is little! A lovely name!

Being named Charlotte is OK but I always feel 'a bit posh'. Also jokers can rub letters c and te out. Rhymes with harlot and scarlot and similar to carrot - great if you've got red hair like me! Having said that, only relatives have 'teased' me with my name.

Now this is a very beautiful, and sweet name.

Oh I hate Charlotte. Let me count the ways. HARLOT, cutesey wootsy pudding and pie classic that everyone seems to rave about left, right and centre. Done to death. The 'sha' sound is so downmarket. I would have Violet or Scarlet over this. Lottie is very sweet though. :)

The name Charlotte strikes me as intelligent, sophisticated, playful, and of course sexy. Also when I hear/see it I picture a redhead. I read somewhere it means 'feminine and petite'. Could you ask for a better name to name your daughter?

No, it doesn't mean that, so hell yes you could find something better. If you take the commonly accepted meaning of Charles, Charlotte is the feminine pet form of "man".

My name is Charlotte Kay and I adore my name. I would never think about changing it because it is so unique and it flows so well. What I like best is that I have never met another Charlotte ever. When I was growing up it was kind of strange have such a sophisticated and strong name while being so young. However I grew into and I now love it. The only bad thing is when people try to shorten it with Char. Lottie or Charlie it just sounds wrong and odd.

Where in the heck are you, "Charlotte"? It's top ten material in many countries. Number one in a couple of Australian states, number one in New Zealand in 2006, extremely popular in England, Scotland and Wales. Jeez, you must be in the US. It's climbing there though too.

I want it finished and over with.

I love this name, it's strong, yet delicate, charming and sweet. I also liked the book: Charlotte's Web.

I don't know. If it was pronounced with a hard CHAR as in Charles I'd like it better. "SHA" is just a trashy sound. It may be defined as a classic but the feel is guttery.

Who pronounces it shar LOT? Don't people use shar LIT?
It's a bit overdone but it's ok.

Very sugary but there are worse names.

Wow, I am shocked at how vicious some of these comments are, even some directed straight at people in the comments who are actually named Charlotte. And you people call it trashy? I think to put down a woman's name that way in this comment thread is trashy behavior. It's one thing to not like the name, it's quite another to insult people for having it.

At any rate, I named my daughter Charlotte over 13 years ago when it was no where near as popular as it is today, and I live in the US where it has always been the least popular. It was close to 300 when I gave it to her. I had no way of knowing it would leap in popularity at the time. I chose it because not only do I love the name, but Charlotte Bronte is my favorite author, and Charlotte is an old family name on my father's side. For a girl the meaning translates to "strong woman" and my daughter is clearly just that. It suits her quite well.

This is one of my favorite names. It's pretty and feminine but not frilly or overly girly. And Lottie makes an adorable nickname. It makes me picture a nice girl with dark brown hair.

I've always liked the name Charlotte. It sounds lovely and classic, and reminds me of the practical Charlottes of Charlotte's Web and Pride and Prejudice.

When I have a daughter, I'm going to name her Charlotte. I adore this name! I also love the nickname Charlie for her. :)

I found an interesting nickname for my friend Charlotte, who isn't of fan of Charlie or Lotte, in the apparent Hawaiian version of the name, Kalaki. Laki (in my made up pronunciation, Lar-key) is a bit of fun for a teenager and unique when yelled across the quadrangle of a girls' school.

Usually when I've looked up Charlotte it means small and womanly, nothing mannish like what Charles means. I have loved this name for a long time and would love to name my daughter this.

It DOES NOT mean small and womanly. It's 'man'. Charlotte is the feminine pet form of Charlot from Charles.

The "man" does not necessarily denote gender either.

This name used to seem cold and hard to me, but I've started to see it in a new, more elegant light.

Sophisticated and mature. You can imagine a little girl and grown woman with this name, which is perfect. =)

In a sick kind of way I'd love to see Charlot (the male version) on a boy.

There's a guy version of Charlotte? Isn't that Charles? I would think Charlot is just another spelling of Charlotte or is that supposed to be where Charlotte came from?
Makes me like it less. I don't like feminized names but Charlotte didn't feel like an obvious one.

In the web series and now TV series "Making Fiends", Charlotte is the anti-villain. She can't be called a protagonist really because she's ambrosial, friendly, and philanthropic in an intentionally creepy way.

This is one of the best names on the popular names' list.

I really like the name. I had a friend called Charlotte in primary school who was a really nice girl - if I had a daughter I might just name her jointly after Charlotte Bronte and my friend.

Such a pretty name. Charlie is an adorable nickname.

Charlotte Pickles was Angelica's mother on Rugrats. She was the one often on the phone bossing around her assistant, Jonathan.

I love this name, definitely near the top of my list. Strong name and has some pretty good nicknames as well. I would consider naming one of my children this, Charlotte Rose or Charlotte Elizabeth.

Nothing too much wrong with it. I don't favor it too much, but that doesn't mean Charlotte is a bad name.

Sorry to say this. But Charlotte was actually a popular name for a pig.

Actually the spider's name was Charlotte. The pig's name was Wilbur.

Actually, you have misunderstood. I wasn't referring to Charlotte's Web because I have never watched it! I had only been told that Charlotte was once a popular name for a pig that's all. Sorry for the mix up!

It's a pretty name, but I fear it's becoming very common.

I have always favored this name. To me, it means someone loving, confident, motherly, and strong-willed. I would consider this for a future daughter.

I normally don't like names like this (classy names such as Elizabeth, Caroline, Clementine) but this name is like the only exception. It's so pretty and classy and has a nice ring to it. I love the name Charlotte Grace.

Charlotte Mason was a leader in educational theories for children. Her methods and theories are still highly respected and replicated today.

I love this name, but I can't stand the nickname Charlie.

Sarah Michelle Gellar named her daughter Charlotte Grace.

I like this name. It has interesting consonant sounds but not too many syllables. I know a girl named Charlotte who is called 'Sharlie' (with a soft c sound) for a nickname, which is nice, informal alternative.

However, I think calling a Charlotte 'Chuck' is taking it too far. Remember that tv show called 'Pushing Daisies', where the girl who was the romantic interest was called Chuck? Bleh- no wonder show was cancelled.

Bette Davis played the character of Charlotte Hollis in the 1964 thriller Hush Hush, Sweet Charlotte.

Charlotte is a gorgeous name for a girl, it's both classic and modern, strong but delicate. If I ever have another girl her name will be Charlotte.

I'm a Charlotte. A number of my friends call me "Char" or "Char-char," but ever since I've been old enough to remember I've hated to be called "Charli." I still haven't convinced my grandparents to call me otherwise. I love my name.

This name is horrible. My aunt ruined it for me plus, for some reason, I think of charcoal.

In my personal opinion, the name Charlotte is ugly. Both its pronunciation and spelling are atrocious.

Charlotte is my middle name. It works well with my first name whice is Emma. I was very excited when I discovered that I shared the first two names of Emma Watson! But, I've found that Emma and Charlotte are often used together, for example, I have friend named Charlotte Emma. To me, Charlotte is both a very regal, sophisticated name and quite a casual name. It is suitable for all ages of girls and women and is very versatile with the huge array of nicknames. Charli, Chaz, Char, Lottie, Lotta, Lola, Tottie. My favourite nickname is Lotta. I love how Charlotte is a name that has made its way through the ages with grace and is not considered particularly 'old-fashioned' despite its significant age. For me, I'm not sure if I would every use this name for a future daughter because it is quite common and will probably remain so, and because I like some other names more, although Charlotte sounds and looks lovely. Being called Emma, I know better than to give my child a popular name.

One of my favourite girls names. The nicknames Charli and Lottie are adorable too.

This is my little sister's name - she was named after her great-grandmother but I've always associated this name with youth rather than old age. She's always gone by Charlotte, never Charlie or Lottie, but I think the former would be a good nickname as long as it's pronounced SHAR-lee and not CHAR-lee. People misspell her name more than one might expect (Charolette, etc.), but in all I think it's a beautiful name.

Pronounced SHAR-lut.

My name is Charlotte and I love it! It is a timeless classic and I am proud to carry this name :)

A stunning name! So elegant and graceful.

Charlotte Grace (b. 2009 in Los Angeles, California) is the daughter of American actors Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze, Jr.

Charlotte of Valois (1516-1524), second daughter of Francis I of France and Claude of Brittany. Died age 7.

Charlotte of Wales (1796-1817), only child of King George IV of UK and his wife Caroline of Brunswick. She married Leopold I of Belgium, but died when she gave birth to their first child.

Charlotte of Clarence was the oldest daughter of King William IV of UK and his wife Adelaide. She died shortly after her birth. Because her father didn't have any surviving children, Charlotte's cousin Victoria became Queen of Great Britain.

Charlotte Perkins Gilman (born 1860 in Hartford, Connecticut) was an American sociologist, novelist, and writer.

Charlotte, Princess Royal (1766-1828) was the oldest daughte of King George III of the UK and his wife Charlotte.

Charlotte (1682-1682) was the daughter of King James II of England and his second wife Mary of Modena.

Charlotte (1860-1919) was the daughter of Frederick III, German Emperor and his wife Victoria Adelaide, the oldest daughter of Queen Victoria.

Charlotte (1798-1860) was the daughter of King Frederick William III of Prussia and his wife Luise. She later married Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and adopted the name Alexandra Feodorovna.

American actress Charlotte "Charlie" Ray Rosenberg (born 1992 in New York City).

Charlotte (1706-1782) was the daughter of King Frederik IV of Denmark and his first wife Luise.

Charlotte (1713-1714) was the daughter of King Frederick William I of Prussia and his wife Sophie.

Lady Charlotte Matilda Bruce (1777-1816) was the sister of the famous Earl of Elgin who brought the Marbles from the Parthenon to Britain.

Her friends and family called her Chasse - their feminised version of the abbreviation Chas for Charles, which was her father's name.

I think Chasse is a cute alternative to Charlie and Lotte.

A beautiful, classic name. So formal and graceful.

Charlotte is a beautiful name! I love that it is now getting common! It really is a classic name.

American swimmer Brendan Hansen welcomed a daughter named Charlotte Kay Hansen on December 12, 2012 in Austin, Texas.

Charlotte La Bouff was the name of Tiana's best friend in The Princess and the Frog.

Lottie is cuter than Charlie. Louis Tomlinson has a sister nicknamed or called Lottie.

I've only met one person named Charlotte in my life, and she was in her forties and kind of creepy, to be honest. But I don't see why that would change my impression of the name, I think it's really pretty and it seems like its very popular.

This has been one of my favorite names for a long time. I LOVE the meaning - petite and feminine. A gorgeous and classic choice, plus very unique where I live. I don't know any Charlotte's.

Pronounced shah-LOT in Swedish.