Charlie (given name)

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{{Infobox given name

| name = Charles

| gender = Unisex

| language = English

| languageorigin = Germanic, French, English

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| region = England

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| related names = Charles, Charlotte, Charlotta, Charlize, Charlene | footnotes =

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Charlie is a traditionally masculine given name in English-speaking countries, often a nickname for Charles,{{Cite news|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2014/09/26/charlie-the-meaning-origin-and-other-facts-about-the-name_n_7329770.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer_us=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_cs=bcSI_qXPd32HYBqCIz5BAQ|title=Charlie - The Meaning, Origin And Other Facts About The Name|date=2014-09-26|work=HuffPost UK|access-date=2018-08-09|language=en-GB}} but is now used as a unisex name.{{cite web

| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/fashion/gender-neutral-baby-names.html

| title = Is Hayden a Boy or Girl? Both. 'Post-Gender' Baby Names Are on the Rise.

| last = Williams

| first = Alex

| date = 18 August 2016

| website = The New York Times

| access-date = 3 June 2022

| quote = }} It is also used as a surname.

For girls, Charles acts either as a nickname for Charlotta, Charlotte, Charlize, or Charlene, or sometimes on its own. The different forms of spelling are most commonly used for the feminine forms. These spelling variants include Charlee, Charli, Charly, and Charleigh. Charley is another spelling variant for any gender. {{Cite web|url=https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi|title=Popular Baby Names|access-date=2023-01-10|archive-date=2018-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180202070118/https://www.ssa.gov/cgi-bin/babyname.cgi|url-status=dead}} {{cite web

| url = https://www.michigandaily.com/statement/haileigh-and-beighleigh-and-paisleigh-oh-my/

| title = Haileigh and Beighleigh and Paisleigh, oh my!

| last =Rauwerda

| first = Anne

| date = 10 November 2021

| website = michigandaily.com

| publisher = Michigan Daily

| access-date = 10 January 2023

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Given names

Pseudonyms and nicknames

  • Chainsaw Charlie, later stage name for professional wrestler Terry Funk
  • Charle (born 1960), Indian actor, also known as Charlie
  • Charlie (Hungarian singer) (born 1947), Hungarian rock and soul singer born Károly Horváth in 1947
  • Charlie (skeleton), a Neolithic skeleton discovered in England
  • Charlie Chop-off, unidentified American serial killer
  • Cr1TiKaL (Charles White, born 1994), an American YouTuber and Twitch streamer sometimes simply known as Charlie
  • Noor Mohammed Charlie or Charlie (1911–1983), comedian in Indian films

Surname

Fictional characters

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See also

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References