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Charles

//t͡ʃɑɹlz// name

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  1. 1
    A male given name from the Germanic languages. countable, uncountable

    "Charles the Great / Subdued the Saxons, and did seat the French / Beyond the river Sala, in the year / Eight hundred five."

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

Etymology

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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