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Charlie - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Charlie

[ 2 syll. (c)har-lie, ch-arl-ie ] The boy name Charlie is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is CHAARLiy KEY. Charlie is an English name of Germanic origin. Charlie is a pet form of the name Charles (English and French).

Charlie is a classic favorite. Today it is still fairly popular as a baby name for boys, though not to the extent it was before, and it is also considered fairly trendy. In 1900, 0.693% of baby boys were given the name Charlie. Its ranking then was #25. The baby name has since suffered a marked fall in popularity. In 2008, its usage was 0.050% and its ranking #307, appearing with somewhat increasing regularity in the recent decade. Out of the group of boy names directly linked to Charlie, Charles (English and French) was the most popular. In 2008, its use outnumbered Charlie's by 7 times. Charlie has in the past century been predominantly given to boys. In 2007, 2 times as many boys than girls were given the name Charlie.

Baby names that sound like Charlie include Charley (English), Charly (English), and Charle (English).

Details of famous persons named Charlie:
Actor Charlie Sheen, born Carlos Irwin Estevez, 3 September 1965, New York, New York.
Cartoon Character Charlie Brown, born 1947.
Filmmaker Charlie Chaplin, born Charles Spencer Chaplin, 16 April 1889 - 25 December 1977, London, England.
Saxophonist Charlie Parker, born Charles Christopher Parker, Jr., 29 August 1920 - 12 March 1955, Kansas City, Kansas.

KEY: Pronunciation for Charlie: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; AA as in "odd (AA.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; L as in "lee (L.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


 
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