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After Charlemagne, his name was adopted as a word meaning "king" in many Eastern European languages, for example Czech král, Hungarian király, Russian король (korol), and Turkish kral. The name did not become common in Britain until the 17th century when it was borne by the Stuart king Charles I.
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. [1] It is from the French form Charles of the Proto-Germanic name ᚲᚨᚱᛁᛚᚨᛉ (in runic alphabet) or *karilaz (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man".
Charles is a boy's name of German, French origin meaning "free man". Charles is the 54 ranked male name by popularity.
Charles is a Germanic name that has its roots in the Old English word “ceorl,” whiich means “free man.” This word was used to distinguish a free person from a bondsman or slave (“thew”) and a noble person (“eorl”). The Germanic name Karl (or Carl) is the origin of the name Charles.
The name Charles is derived from the Old English word ceorl, meaning “free man.” The word ceorl was used to distinguish a free person from a bondsman or slave (thew) and a noble person (eorl)....
Charles is largely used in the English and French languages, and it is derived from Germanic origins. The Old German element 'karl' (meaning man, free man), cognate with the Old English 'ceorl', gave rise to the German names Carl and Karl. In Italy, the name became Carlo, and in Spain, Carlos.
The German boy’s name Charles means “free man.” Charles is a royal name that dates back to the reign of Charlemagne, the first Charles the Great. Ever the well-traveled name, it has graced monarchs in England, France, Spain, Hungary, and Portugal since.