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The Royal Baby Has Been Named! Here's All You Need to Know About the Name Charlotte

May 4 2015 - 9:47am

The royal baby has been named! Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge — or Princess Charlotte Elizabeth Diana — has quite the regal name, and we have gathered up everything you need to know about the name Charlotte.

Meaning: A common name for royalty [1] and the feminine form of "Charles," Charlotte means "petite" and "feminine." It is also said to mean [2] "free man."

Origin: French

Popularity: It's most popular in the US, UK, Ireland, and Australia. In 2013 in the United States, 4,836 per million babies were named Charlotte (ranked No. 8). So far in 2015, Charlotte is the seventh most popular name for baby girls in the US, the same position it held in 2014.

Possible Nicknames: Char, Charlie, Lottie

Other Spellings: Charlette, Charlet, Sharlotte

Fun Fact: Charlotte is also the name of the largest city in North Carolina.

Princess Charlotte is sure to be as big a hit as her older brother, Prince George, has been, not to mention the good company she's in with some other famous Charlottes! Welcome to the world, Char.

Charlotte Brontë, Author

She's most well-known for her novel Jane Eyre.

Charlotte Church, Opera Singer

The Welsh singer is famous for her renditions of songs like "Ave Maria" and "Bridge Over Troubled Water."

Charlotte York of Sex and the City

The character is played by actress Kristin Davis.

Charlotte Rae, TV Actress

She's most famous for her roles on The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes.

Charlotte the Spider of E.B. White's Charlotte's Web

"Some pig!"


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