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Charlot

Quick answerThe name 'Charlot' is a French diminutive of 'Charles', meaning "free man" (from Germanic *karlaz).

Germanic · Boy · 2 syllables

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Relative popularity index, 2010–2025
GenderBoy
US Rank#1,806
TrendVintage
Peak year1920
Syllables2
OriginGermanic
LanguageFrench
CultureFrench
Letters7
Numerology5 Chaldean 7
Global rank#1,207

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Historical popularity from 1880–2025 · US Social Security Administration data

About the name Charlot

The name 'Charlot' is a French diminutive of 'Charles', meaning "free man" (from Germanic *karlaz).

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Etymology

The name 'Charlot' is a French diminutive of 'Charles', meaning "free man" (from Germanic *karlaz). It is primarily used in French-speaking cultures and historically appears as the name of Charlot, the son of King Charles VI of France, and as a character in medieval French literature.

Charlot currently ranks #1,806 in the United States as a boy's name. It reached its peak popularity around 1920.

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