Charles

Meaning

1. A hamlet in Brayford parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6832).
2. Synonym of Floreana: an island of Galapagos, Ecuador.
3. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
4. A surname originating as a patronymic.
5. A neighbourhood of Providence, Rhode Island, United States.

Etymology / origin

From French Charles, from Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from and also reinfluenced by Frankish and Old High German Karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz (“free man”); compare the English word churl and the German Kerl. In reference to the Ecuadorian island, a clipping of the original name King Charles's Island, granted in honor of Charles II of England.

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