Charlotte

Charlotte [shahr-luht]^[1] is a female given name of French origin. It is a female version of Charles. The moniker Charlotte has French roots and signifies "free man" or "petite." Its etymology can be traced back to the Old German name Karl, which connotes "man" or "husband."^[2] This name was ranked #3 on the US Popular Female Names in 2021.^[3] There are many famous people having the name, including Charlotte Church, Charlotte Gainsbourg and Charlotte Arnold. The most famous fictional character with the name is the spider in Charlotte's Web.

People

Charlotte Brontë, English author
Charlotte Church, musician
Charlotte Lennox, English author and poet
Charlotte Lewis, English actress
Charlotte Schreiber, Canadian artist and illustrator
Charlotte Scott, British mathematician
Charlotte Turner Smith, English poet and novelist

Places

United States

Charlotte County, Florida
Charlotte, Iowa
Charlotte, Maine
Charlotte, Michigan
Charlotte, New Jersey
Charlotte, New York, a town in Chautauqua County
Charlotte, Rochester, New York, a neighborhood
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte, Tennessee, location of a meteorite fall in 1835
Charlotte, Texas
Charlotte, Vermont
Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands
Charlotte Amalie West, United States Virgin Islands

Canada

Queen Charlotte, British Columbia
Charlotte County, New Brunswick
Queen Charlotte Islands, an archipelago off the northwest coast of British Columbia, Canada
Queen Charlotte Basin, the continental shelf offshore of the British Columbia mainland
Queen Charlotte Sound (Canada)

Other places

Queen Charlotte Sound, New Zealand

Food

Charlotte (cake)

Charlotte Media

Oil painting on canvas, Queen Charlotte (1744-1818), studio of Sir Joshua Reynolds PRA (Plympton 1723 - London 1792). A three-quarter-length portrait, seated, turned to left, gazing at the spectator, wearing an ermine trimmed dress, ruffled lace sleeves, and jeweled choker necklace.
300 South Tryon
Southpark aerial Charlotte NC
NoDa neighborhood and arts district in North Charlotte
Little Sugar Creek Greenway at East 4th Street overpass
A view of Romare Bearden Park, also located in Uptown Charlotte
Billy Graham Library and Grounds
St. Peter's Catholic Church, located in Uptown, is the city's oldest Catholic church.
Bank of America Corporate Center