Charles or Charlotte? {Read}

General Name Discussion
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See the results of this poll: Which?

Respondents: 23 (This poll is closed)

  • Charles : 4 (17%)
  • Charlotte: 19 (83%)
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I’ve personally never run into a little girl named [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. Before having kids, I worked in a bunch of different schools and don’t recall any students named [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. Now that I have a two year old, I’m constantly around babies and toddlers at various kid things (story time, music class, playground, etc) and have yet to meet any Charlottes. So no, I wouldn’t consider [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] too popular. Popularity is really a regional thing though so it just kind of depends on what people are naming kids in your area.

I do think that [name_m]Cully[/name_m] is way too much of a stretch as a nickname for [name_m]Charles[/name_m]. There are plenty of other nicknames for [name_m]Charles[/name_m] ([name_u]Charlie[/name_u], [name_m]Chuck[/name_m], [name_m]Chaz[/name_m]) so I think people would just find it confusing.

I think that if you prefer [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] to [name_m]Charles[/name_m], then you should use [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. [name_m]Joseph[/name_m] is a family name for me and I have both it and [name_f]Josephine[/name_f] on my list. I know quite a few women who were given feminine versions of male family names (usually after their dads or grandfathers) so I think it’s a perfectly fine way to honor someone or pass down a family name.

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That’s true, I have only met one [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] in my area. And [name_m]Cully[/name_m] is probably too much of a stretch : ) I think [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] is staying, for now. Thanks!

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I don’t see why you can’t have [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] on your girl list and [name_m]Charles[/name_m] on your boy list, so long as you don’t use them on siblings. Personally I prefer [name_m]Charles[/name_m] nn [name_u]Charlie[/name_u] but for no objective reason. I do think [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] will keep climbing in popularity, but it’s hard to predict.

I do think [name_m]Cully[/name_m] is a stretch, but not disastrously so. If you love [name_m]Cully[/name_m], I’d suggest that you use [name_m]Cullen[/name_m] with [name_m]Cully[/name_m] as a nickname.

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I love [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]! I’ve met one, MAYBE two, Charlottes under the age of 12. It has some ties to my mom (and literature!) which I love, so I’m not sure the popularity would really sway me, but I do think it’s grand. [name_m]Charles[/name_m] I like a lot, too, but not as much as [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f]. Maybe because I find it easier to pair up [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f], so it’s been on my list more consistently. I do really love [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] “[name_f]Lottie[/name_f]” and [name_m]Charles[/name_m] “[name_u]Charlie[/name_u]”, though, so I can understand your dilemma! I think [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] could still honor family since it’s the feminine form of [name_m]Charles[/name_m]. :slight_smile: I think [name_m]Charles[/name_m] nn [name_m]Cully[/name_m] is sort of a stretch–I can’t really see it, but I don’t really understand where [name_m]Charles[/name_m] nn [name_u]Chase[/name_u] or [name_m]Chad[/name_m] come from, either. :slight_smile:

I think [name_f]Charlotte[/name_f] COULD go to top 5, but I certainly hope it doesn’t, too. :slight_smile: I’d be ecstatic if it never made top 10, but I doubt that’ll happen…

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I prefer [name_m]Charles[/name_m], with the nn [name_u]Charlie[/name_u], so sweet.