Charlotte

== English == === Etymology === From French Charlotte in the 17th century, a female diminutive form of Charles, from Middle High German Karl, which came from the Germanic *karlaz. The civil parish is named after Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1744-1818). Coined by British-Dutch surveyor Samuel Holland. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General South African) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑː.lət/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈʃɑɹ.lət/ (General Australian, New Zealand, Boston) IPA(key): /ˈʃaː.lət/ (Scotland, Ireland) IPA(key): /ˈʃaɹ.lət/ Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)lət === Proper noun === Charlotte A female given name from French. Numerous places: A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada. [From 1765] A parish of Saint Vincent, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; in full, Charlotte Parish. Capital: Georgetown. A number of places in the United States, including: A city, the county seat of Eaton County, Michigan. A city, the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina. A town, the county seat of Dickson County, Tennessee. A town in Chittenden County, Vermont, named after Queen Charlotte. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === Charlotte (plural Charlottes) (historical, often attributive) A type of women's bonnet popular in the 18th and 19th centuries. == Cebuano == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Charlotte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsjaɾlot/ [ˈs̪jaɾ̪.l̪ot̪] === Proper noun === Charlotte (Badlit spelling ᜐ᜔ᜌᜇ᜔ᜎᜓᜆ᜔) a female given name from English [in turn from French] == Danish == === Etymology === From French Charlotte. === Proper noun === Charlotte a female given name ==== Related terms ==== Lotte Liselotte === References === [3] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 33 806 females with the given name Charlotte have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 May 2011. == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃaʁ.lɔt/ === Proper noun === Charlotte f a female given name, a feminine diminutive form of Charles == German == === Etymology === Borrowed from French Charlotte and charlotte. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃaʁˈlɔtə/ === Proper noun === Charlotte f (proper noun, genitive Charlottes or Charlotte, plural Charlottes) a female given name from French; variant forms Lotte, Lieselotte, Liselotte The digraph ⟨Ch⟩ in the German spelling alphabet. ==== Declension ==== === Noun === Charlotte f (genitive Charlotte, plural Charlotten) charlotte (dessert consisting of sponge cake filled with fruit) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Charlotte” in Duden online “Charlotte” in Duden online == Norwegian == === Proper noun === Charlotte a female given name of French origin. Diminutive: Lotte == Swedish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɧaˈɭot/ === Proper noun === Charlotte c (genitive Charlottes) a female given name of French origin ==== Related terms ==== Charlotta, Lotta == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Charlotte. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʃaɾlot/ [ˈʃaɾ.lot̪̚] IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ˈsjaɾlot/ [ˈsjaɾ.lot̪̚] Rhymes: -aɾlot Syllabification: Char‧lotte === Proper noun === Charlotte (Baybayin spelling ᜐ᜔ᜌᜇ᜔ᜎᜓᜆ᜔) a female given name from English [in turn from French]