charlotte

charlotte · noun¹

1. Old French · derived fromchar laitée“meat with milk”
2. Middle English · inherited fromcharlet
3. French · borrowed fromcharlotte
4. English todaycharlotte

Borrowed from French charlotte, or possibly from Middle English charlet, charlette (“dish made from eggs, meat, milk, etc.”), probably from Old French char laitée (“meat with milk”).

Charlotte · proper noun, noun²

1. Middle High German · derived fromKarl
2. French · borrowed fromCharlotte
3. English todayCharlotte

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.

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• From 1765 A civil parish of Queens County, Prince Edward Island, Canada.