Meanings
- One of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814.
Synonyms: Charles the Great, Karl the Great
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounOne of the kings of the Franks from 768 to 814, crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 800 until his death in 814.
Origin
- LatinCarolus Magnus
- Old FrenchCarles li magnes
- Middle FrenchCharlemagne
- Middle EnglishCharlemagne
- EnglishCharlemagne
From Middle English Charlemagne (compare Charlemayn), from Middle French Charlemagne, from Old French Carles li magnes, from Latin Carolus Magnus (literally “Charles/Karl the Great”).
More words from Middle English, Middle French, Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic شَارْلَمَان, شَارْل اَلْعَظِيم
- شَارْلَمَان (šārlamān)king of the Franks
- شَارْل اَلْعَظِيم (šārl al-ʕaẓīm)king of the Franks
- كَارْل اَلكَبِير (kārl al-kabīr)king of the Franks
Basque Karlomagno, Karlos I.a Handia
- Karlomagnoking of the Franks
- Karlos I.a Handiaking of the Franks
Bengali শার্লেমাইন
- শার্লেমাইন (śarlemain)king of the Franks
Catalan Carlemany
- Carlemanyking of the Franks
Chinese Mandarin 查理大帝
- 查理大帝 (Chálǐ Dàdì)king of the Franks
Danish Karl den Store
- Karl den Storeking of the Franks
Dutch Karel de Grote
- Karel de Groteking of the Franks
Estonian Karl Suur
- Karl Suurking of the Franks
Finnish Kaarle Suuri
- Kaarle Suuriking of the Franks
French Charlemagne
- Charlemagneking of the Franks
German Karl der Große
- Karl der Großeking of the Franks
Hindi कार्ल महान
- कार्ल महान (kārl mahān)king of the Franks
Hungarian Nagy Károly
- Nagy Károlyking of the Franks
Irish Séarlas Mór
- Séarlas Mórking of the Franks
Italian Carlo Magno, Carlomagno
- Carlo Magnoking of the Franks
- Carlomagnoking of the Franks
Japanese カール大帝
- カール大帝 (Kāru Taitei)king of the Franks
Korean 카롤루스 대제
- 카롤루스 대제 (Karolluseu Daeje)king of the Franks
Latin Carolus Magnus
- Carolus Magnusking of the Franks
Polish Karol Wielki
- Karol Wielkiking of the Franks
Portuguese Carlos Magno
- Carlos Magnoking of the Franks
Romanian Carol cel Mare
- Carol cel Mareking of the Franks
Russian Карл Вели́кий
- Карл Вели́кий (Karl Velíkij)king of the Franks
Slovak Karol Veľký
- Karol Veľkýking of the Franks
Spanish Carlomagno
- Carlomagnoking of the Franks
Swedish Karl den store
- Karl den storeking of the Franks
Turkish Şarlman
- Şarlmanking of the Franks
Welsh Siarlymaen
- Siarlymaenking of the Franks
Cite this entry
Charlemagne. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Charlemagne
“Charlemagne.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Charlemagne. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Charlemagne,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Charlemagne.
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