Charlie
Meaning: Its source is ceorl, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Freeholder."
Origin: "ceorl."
Languages: This boy's name is used in English.
Nickname For: Charles
Alternative Spellings: Charly
Popularity: The name Charlie ranked 407th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 197th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Narrative: The first Holy Roman Emperor, who lived from 742-814, is known to English-speaking students of history as Charlemagne (French for ''Charles the Great.'')
Charlemagne was a powerful Germanic leader who synthesized a relatively ordered society out of the chaos that followed the fall of Rome. He not only united France, but much of central Europe. His widespread fame gave rise to many forms of his name, in many languages.
For example, in Latin he was referred to as Carolus Magnus, and in German as Karl der Grosse. Many of these forms remain popular names in their own right, or have formed the basis for other modern names.
Arts and Music
- Charlie Christian (born 1919, died 1942)
American musician.
- Jazz guitarist (see list of Guitarists)
- One of the first guitarists to use electrical amplification (see list of Critics' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame)
- Charlie Daniels (born 1936)
American musician and songwriter.
- Winner of the 1979 Country Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year award (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
- Charlie McCoy
- Two-time winner of the Country Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year award, in 1972 and 1973 (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
- Charlie ''Bird'' Parker (born 1920, died 1955)
American jazz musician.
- Bop alto sax player and brilliant improviser (see list of Readers' Picks for the Jazz Hall of Fame)
- Charlie Rich (born 1932)
American musician and singer.
- Winner of five Country Music Association Awards, in 1973 and 1974 (see list of Country Music Association Award Winners)
Leadership
- Charlie Chaplin (born 1889, died 1977)
English actor, author and composer. Real name: Sir Charles Spencer.
- The most famous comedian of the 20th century (see list of Twenty pioneers of human expression who enlightened and enlivened the people of the 20th century)
Miscellaneous
- Charlie Finley (died 1996)
Owner of the Oakland Athletics baseball team.
- Has had tuberculosis (see list of People Who Have Had Tuberculosis)
- Charlie Trotter
American chef, restauranteur, and author of lavishly illustrated cookbooks.
- Owner of Chicago''s five-star Charlie Trotter''s Restaurant (see list of Chefs)
- Charlie Watts
English musician. Member of the Rolling Stones.
- 1996 gross earnings for the Rolling Stones: $6 million (see list of Top-paid Stars)
Sports
- Charlie Conacher
Hockey player.
- 1934-35 Art Ross Trophy winner (see list of Art Ross Trophy Winners)
- Charlie Daw
- Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
- Charlie Finley (died 1996)
Owner of the Oakland Athletics baseball team.
- 1972 Sporting News Man of the Year (see list of Winners of the Sporting News Man of the Year Award)
- Charlie Gardiner
Hockey player.
- 1932 Vezina Trophy winner (see list of Vezina Trophy Winners)
- Charlie Gehringer
Baseball player.
- 1937 American League Batting Champion (see list of American League Batting Champions)
- Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1949 (see list of Members of the Baseball Hall of Fame)
- Charlie Hodge
Hockey player.
- 1964, 1966 Vezina Trophy winner (see list of Vezina Trophy Winners)
- Charlie Joiner
- Elected to the Professional Football Hall of Fame in 1996 (see list of Professional Football Hall of Fame)
- Charlie Meyers
Skier.
- Elected to the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame in 1993 (see list of Members of the Colorado Ski Hall of Fame)
- Charlie Rayner
Hockey player.
- 1950 Hart Trophy winner (see list of Hart Trophy Winners)
- Charlie Sbauer
Jockey.
- 1879 Kentucky Derby winner (see list of Jockeys Who Have Won the Kentucky Derby)
- Charlie Ward
American football player.
- 1993 Heisman Memorial Trophy winner (see list of Heisman Trophy Winners)
Stage and Screen
- Charlie Brent
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''All My Children'''' (see list of Characters on ''All My Children'')
- Charlie Briggs
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''One Life to Live'''' (see list of Characters on ''One Life to Live'')
- Charlie Chaplin (born 1889, died 1977)
English actor, author and composer. Real name: Sir Charles Spencer.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Charlie Murphy
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Charlie Ruggles (born 1876, died 1971)
American composer.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television (see list of Television Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Charlie Sheen (born 1965)
American actor. Original name: Carlos Irwin Estevez.
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Charlie Tuna
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Radio (see list of Radio Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
The Literary World
- Charlie Chan
Fictional detective.
- Created by author Earl Derr Biggers (see list of Fictional Detectives)
- Charlie Rhodes
Fictional character.
- School-bus driver in Stephen King''s novel Salem''s Lot (see list of Characters in Salem's Lot)
- Charlie Weasley
Fictional character
- Son of Arthur and Molly Weasley (see list of Selected characters from the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Charlie Brown
- Charlie Tuna
Associations:
''Charlies'' is a slang term for breasts.
''Charlie's dead'' is a phrase used by British schoolchildren when one's underwear is showing.
A ''good-time Charley'' is a man who is only interested in having fun.
''Charlie Irvine'' and ''Charlie Goon'' are slang terms for police officers.
Creepin' Charlie is ivy that grows along the ground.
In African-American slang, to ''blow Charlie'' is to snort cocaine.
''Charlie'' is an African-American slang term for a white man.
''Charlie'' is a British slang term for a fool, or for something cheap and tasteless.
Charlie Brown is the star of the ''Peanuts'' comic strip, created in 1950 by Charles Schultz.
''Charlie Farnsbarn'' is a substitute for an unremembered name.
''Checkpoint Charlie'' was the nickname of a border checkpoint in the now demolished Berlin Wall.
''Victor Charlie'' was the U.S. military designation for the V.C., or Viet Cong, during the Vietnam War, following the military and law-enforcement practice of using full words to clarify single letters during radio transmission.
Meaning: Its source is ceorl, an Ancient Germanic name meaning "Freeholder."
Origin: "ceorl."
Popularity: The name Charlie ranked 1193rd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name has fluctuated in use, it has been quietly present throughout the last century.
Narrative: Of all the feminine forms of Carl (and its equivalent Charles), the oldest is probably Carolina, which developed in Latin as a feminine form of Carolinus, itself an elaboration of Carolus.
Carolus Magnus was the Latin name of the first Holy Roman Emperor, a Germanic leader known in the English-speaking world as Charlemagne (French for ''Charles the Great''). He was crowned emperor in 800 A.D., after uniting much of central Europe and building a relatively stable society out of the chaos that followed the fall of Rome.
Charlemagne's widespread fame gave rise to many forms of his name in many languages. Each male form suggested a female equivalent, which in turn changed and developed, so that we see Carolina changed to Caroline, shortened to Carol, and so on.
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Associations:
''Charlies'' is a slang term for breasts.
''Charlie's dead'' is a phrase used by British schoolchildren when one's underwear is showing.
A ''good-time Charley'' is a man who is only interested in having fun.
''Charlie Irvine'' and ''Charlie Goon'' are slang terms for police officers.
Creepin' Charlie is ivy that grows along the ground.
In African-American slang, to ''blow Charlie'' is to snort cocaine.
''Charlie'' is an African-American slang term for a white man.
''Charlie'' is a British slang term for a fool, or for something cheap and tasteless.
Charlie Brown was created by Charles Schultz in 1950 for his ''Peanuts'' comic strip.
Charlie Chan is the name of a fictional Chinese detective created by Earl Derr Biggers.
''Charlie Farnsbarn'' is a substitute for an unremembered name.
''Checkpoint Charlie'' was the nickname of a border checkpoint in the now demolished Berlin Wall.
''Victor Charlie'' was the U.S. military designation for the V.C., or Viet Cong, during the Vietnam War, following the military and law-enforcement practice of using full words to clarify single letters during radio transmission.
