Given name · Persian

چارلز

“charles the Great”·“one who is manly and strong”·“a free man”

چارلز (čârlz) is a masculine given name from English, ultimately from Latin. It is used in Persian.

PersianWritten in Arabic script, read right to left. In English: Charles.

Meaning & origin

What it means

چارلز is Charles written in Arabic script. Interpretations include “charles the Great”, “one who is manly and strong”, and “a free man”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.

Explained through its name family

Where it comes from

چارلز comes from English, and ultimately from Latin.

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

How it developed

In Persian usage, چارلز developed from Charles. In Persian usage, چارلز developed from Carolus.

چارلز’s family of names

In Persian usage, چارلز developed from the French form Charles. In Persian usage, چارلز can be written in the Roman alphabet as čârlz. In Persian usage, چارلز has a conventional equivalent in the English form Charles.

Walk چارلز’s family in the name graph

چارلزčârlzCharlesCarolusشارل

Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.

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Around the world

چارلز has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.

LatinPersian

Latinwhere چارلز comes from · 1 name

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Spellings & scripts 1

The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.

Across languages 3

Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.

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