Charles

Meaning

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
2. A surname originating as a patronymic.
3. A hamlet in East and West Buckland parish, North Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SS6832).
4. A neighbourhood of Providence, Rhode Island, United States.
5. Synonym of Floreana, an island in Galapagos, Ecuador.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/t͡ʃɑɹlz/

Etymology

From French Charles, from Old French Charles, Carles, from Latin Carolus, from and also reinfluenced by Old High German Karl, from Proto-Germanic *karilaz (“free man”); compare the English word churl and the German Kerl. In reference to the Ecuadorian island, a clipping of the original name King Charles's Island, granted in honor of Charles II of England.

Sentences

Charles looked on , angry that there was nothing he could do .