The name of numerous kings and emperors in France, Germany, Hungary, Sweden, England, Portugal, Norway, Bohemia, Spain, and Italy, a 12th C Flemish saint, a 14th C Breton saint, and a 16th C Italian saint.
The prominence of Charles the Great (Charlemagne) helped contribute to the name's enduring popularity.
- Austria
-
- Latin
- ● 798 Carolo (abl) UrkStyria 2,
Karoli (gen) ibid. 1,
Karolo (dat) ibid. 3;
813 caroli (gen) UBEnns-1 II
- Belgium
-
- Latin
- ● 1238 Karolum (acc) OvdFB 3
- Dutch
- ● 1597x1598 Caerel BoonenGes p. 322,
Carel ibid. p. 322,
Charles ibid. p. 344
- Czech Republic
-
- Latin
- ● 1345 Karolo (abl) CDEM-7.2 614,
Karolum (acc) ibid. 622,
Karolus (nom) ibid. 607,
Karolvm (acc) ibid. 614;
1356 Karolus (nom) chlumecky 128
- England
-
- Latin
- ● 1348 Caroli (gen) SocAntNor-3-3 no. 10,
Carolum (acc) ibid. no. 9;
1349 Karoli (gen) ibid. no. 11,
Karolum (acc) ibid. no. 11;
1357 Karolo (abl) ibid. no. 23;
1573 Carolus (nom) Chst-1 p. 12;
1576 Caroli (gen) AuFr Drossaert
- Dutch
- ● 1584 Chaerles AuFr Basijn;
1587 Charle ibid. Burgrave;
1592 Charles ibid. Costere;
1593 Charles ibid. Coster;
1595 Charles ibid. Coster
- Early Modern English
- ● 1530 Charlys LIWill-III p. 9;
1550 Charles BEmar-vol1 p. 4;
1555/6 Charles ibid. p. 5;
1561 Charles CAmar-vol1 p. 2;
1565 Charles ibid. p. 2;
1570 Charles RegBisham p. 3;
1571/2 Charles ibid. p. 3;
1573/4 Charles ibid. p. 3;
1575 Charles StAnthonlin p. 24;
1576 Charles CAmar-vol1 p. 3,
StAnthonlin p. 25;
1578 Charles ibid. p. 26;
1584 Charles RegBisham p. 4;
1588 Charles DEmar-vol2 p. 15;
1590 Charles Bar-in-El p. 31;
1591 Charles DEmar-vol2 p. 22;
1593 Charles SaxhamSf p. 57;
1597 Charles DEmar-vol1 p. 87;
1598 Charles Bar-in-El p. 33;
1599 Charles DEmar-vol2 p. 41,
SaxhamSf p. 5
- Walloon
- ● 1581 Charles RWC p. 3;
1581/2 Charles ibid. p. 4;
1582 Charles ibid. p. 4;
1582/3 Charles ibid. p. 6;
1583/4 Charles ibid. p. 437;
1583 Charles ibid. p. 7;
1593 Charles ibid. p. 564;
1594 Charles ibid. p. 564
- Finland
-
- Old Swedish
- ● 1405 Karl (nom) SDHK no. 16441
- Early Modern Swedish
- ● 1548 Kariill (nom) Audén1980 p. 169
- France
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- Latin
- ● 780 Carolo (abl) CartNoaille I;
p800 Karoli (gen) InsMacon II,
Karolus (nom) ibid. II;
854 Caroli (gen) ibid. VII,
Karolus (nom) ibid. VII;
862 Karoli (gen) ibid. IX,
Karolo (abl) ibid. IX,
Karolus (nom) ibid. IX;
c862 Karolus (nom) ibid. VIII;
862x876 Karolus (nom) ibid. X;
876 Karolus (nom) ibid. XI;
1268 Karolo (abl) ChartBB I;
1378 Caroli (gen) hanquetvol1 493,
Karoli (gen) ibid. 30,
Karolo (dat) ibid. 30,
Karolus (nom) ibid. 351;
1450 Karoli (gen) ChronMaillezais p. 167;
1564 Carolus (nom) FlorLyon p. 172
- Middle French
- ● 1356 Charles HistHdVParis no. 3;
1358 Charle LeCoq p. 366,
Charles ibid. p. 383;
1392 Charles MemBret-II col. 608;
1393 Charles ibid. col. 620;
1404 Charles HistHdVParis no. 4;
1415[1469x1471] Carles Waurin p. 228,
Charles ibid. p. 224;
1418 Charles DdB1418 p. 208;
1421 Charles favier 322;
1438 Charles NotSLdN VI,
favier p. 267;
1504 Charles HistHdVParis no. 6;
1551 Charles ibid. no. 21b;
1562 Charles RegPCC-1 p. 8;
1563 Charles ibid. p. 19;
1564 Charles ibid. p. 93;
1565 Charles ibid. p. 178;
1566 Charles ibid. p. 204;
1567 Charles ibid. p. 299;
1568 Charles ibid. p. 401;
1570 Charles ibid. p. 424;
1571 Charles HistHdVParis nos. 26, 27,
RegPCC-1 p. 441;
1587 Charles RTFProvins 29;
1588 Charles raymond1588 p. 565
- ◑ 1392 Charlot MemBret-II col. 602;
1418 Charlot DdB1418 p. 204,
HGParis p. 380;
1421 Charlot favier 1226;
1423 Charlot ibid. 343;
1438 Charlot ibid. 250;
1493 Charlot MSR1838 p. 376;
1565 Charlot RegPCC-1 p. 125;
1567 Charlot ibid. p. 309
- Germany
-
- Latin
- ● 779 Karoli (gen) quix-vol1 1,
Karolus (nom) ibid. 1;
786 Caroli (gen) HambUrk-vol1 I,
Carolus (nom) ibid. I;
788 Karoli (gen) ibid. II,
Karolus (nom) ibid. II;
790x814 Karolus (nom) ibid. III;
795x800 Karolus (nom) ibid. IV;
802 Caroli (gen) FRA-XXXL 7,
Carolo (abl) ibid. 7,
Karoli (gen) ibid. 8;
811 Karolus (nom) UrkStyria 4;
819 Karoli (gen) ibid. 5;
844 Karoli (gen) quix-vol1 2;
855 Karoli (gen) ibid. 3,
Karolus (nom) ibid. 3;
882 Caroli (gen) ibid. 96,
Carolus (nom) ibid. 96;
887 Karoli (nom) ibid. 4,
Karolus (nom) ibid. 4;
888 Karolus (nom) ibid. 5;
930 Karoli (gen) ibid. 10,
Karolus (nom) ibid. 10;
966 Karoli (gen) ibid. 13,
Karolus (nom) ibid. 13;
972 Karolus (nom) ibid. 15;
997 Karoli (gen) ibid. 16;
998 Karoli (gen) ibid. 18;
1000 Karolo (abl) ibid. 19;
1165 Karolus (nom) ibid. 93
- Early New High German
- ● 1497 Karel Nurn1497 2653,
Karll ibid. 1722
- Hungary
-
- Latin
- ● 1317 Carolum (acc) CDH-VIII-II VII,
Carolus (nom) ibid. I,
Karulus (nom) ibid. IV
- Ireland
-
- Latin
- ● 1433 Carolo (dat) RegOct 116;
1434 Carolo (dat) ibid. 120
- Early Modern English
- ● 1526 Charles Fiants-1 12
- Italy
-
- Latin
- ● 780 Karolo (abl) RCI-Cam1 1;
1376 Carlo (abl) DouGen1 p. 29;
1391 Caroli (gen) Venditti I-1;
1393 Carolus (nom) sajanello-2 p. 19;
1464 Carolus (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI;
1488 Carolus (nom) CID-3 XCIII;
1522x1532 Carolus (nom) DSF p. 51, 21;
1527 Carolus (nom) Rome1527 p. 87
- ◑ 1267 Carlinus (nom) BBC-Berg p. XLI;
1271 Carlini (gen) ibid. p. XLII;
1282 Carlini (gen) ibid. p. XLVII;
1285 Carlecti (gen) Perugia1285 p. 156;
1376 Carloto (abl) DouGen1 p. 36;
1464 Carlinus (nom) CUP-III-I CCXXXI
- Italian
- ● 1429–1430 Carlo DiaryLMA p. 207,
Karlo ibid. p. 207
- Romania
-
- Latin
- ● 1317 Karolus (nom) CDH-VIII-II II
- Scotland
-
- Latin
- ● c1100 Carl (gen) ESC XX
- Spain
-
- Latin
- ● 875 Caroli (gen) CDCB-XV MMXVI;
896 Karulo (abl) ibid. MMXIX;
898 Karulo (abl) ibid. MMXXI;
899 Karulo (abl) ibid. MMXXII;
1491 Karoli (gen) carbonell-I p. 52
- Catalan
- ● 1510 Carles valencia1510 475
- Spanish
- ● 1575 Carlos Catalogo-5.2 3846
- Sweden
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- Latin
- ● 1310 karolus (nom) SDHK 2384;
1350 Karls (gen) ibid. no. 6000,
Karoli (gen) ibid. no. 6015,
Karolo (dat) ibid. no. 6023,
Karolus (nom) ibid. no. 6002;
1356 Karolo (abl) ibid. no. 7002,
Karolus (nom) ibid. no. 7001
- Old Swedish
- ● 1377 Karl (nom) SDHK no. 11085,
Karls (gen) ibid. no. 11085;
1383 Kaarls (gen) SRA-vol2 no. 1933,
Karl ibid. no. 1905,
Karls (gen) ibid. no. 1898;
1401 Karls (gen) SDHK no. 15698;
1409 Carl (nom) ibid. no. 17269,
Karl (nom) ibid. no. 17265,
Karle (dat) ibid. no. 17271;
1411 Karl (nom) ibid. no. 17627;
1412 Karl (nom) ibid. no. 17900;
1415 Karll (nom) ibid. no. 18466;
1416 Carl (nom) ibid. no. 18817;
1419 Karl (nom) ibid. no. 19273;
1420 Karl (nom) ibid. no. 19436,
Karls (gen) ibid. no. 19553
Cite as: R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Charles". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2018, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2018/1/name/Charles.