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
- ● 779 Caroli (gen) OrkGZ no. 12,
Carolus (nom) ibid. no. 12;
1238 Karolum (acc) OvdFB 3
- Dutch
- ● 1503 Karel MPSA p. 59;
1504 Charles ibid. p. 59;
1505 Charles ibid. p. 60;
1506 Charles ibid. p. 60;
1507 Charles ibid. p. 51 [sic];
1509 Charles ibid. p. 51 [sic];
1516 Charles ibid. p. 55 [sic];
1518 Charles ibid. p. 56 [sic];
1519 Charles ibid. p. 56 [sic];
1526 Charles ibid. p. 59 [sic];
1528 Charles ibid. p. 59 [sic];
1529 Charles ibid. p. 60 [sic];
1530 Charles ibid. p. 60 [sic];
1531 Charles ibid. p. 61;
1532 Charles ibid. p. 61;
1535 Charles ibid. p. 62;
1538 Charles ibid. p. 61 [sic];
1554 Charles ibid. p. 69;
1557 Charles ibid. p. 71;
1558 Charles ibid. p. 71;
1560 Charles ibid. p. 72;
1561 Charles ibid. p. 73;
1562 Charles ibid. p. 73;
1563 Charles ibid. p. 74;
1564 Charles ibid. p. 74;
1571 Charles ibid. p. 78;
1574 Charles ibid. p. 79;
1576 Charles ibid. p. 80;
1580 Charles ibid. p. 82;
1592 Charles ibid. p. 87;
1597x1598 Caerel BoonenGes p. 322,
Carel ibid. p. 322,
Charles ibid. p. 344
- Early New High German
- ● 1572 Carln (dat) MHCG2 342,
Karle (nom) ibid. 342
- Czech Republic
-
- Latin
- ● 1316 Karulo (abl) RTT-1.1 X;
1345 Karolo (abl) CDEM-7.2 614,
Karolum (acc) ibid. 622,
Karolus (nom) ibid. 607,
Karolvm (acc) ibid. 614;
1356 Karolus (nom) chlumecky 128;
1373 Carolus (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 25;
1382 Carolus (nom) ibid. p. 10;
1383 Carolus (nom) ibid. p. 26
- Denmark
-
- Latin
- ● 1362 Karls (gen) MIRGPCM4 XVI-V
- 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;
1565 Carolus (nom) RegSoABap p. 10;
1566/7 Carolus (nom) ibid. p. 13;
1568 Charolus (nom) ibid. p. 14;
1573 Carolus (nom) Chst-1 p. 12;
1576 Caroli (gen) AuFr Drossaert;
1588 Carolus (nom) ibid. Peene;
1593 Carolus (nom) ibid. Simons,
Charles (nom) RegSoAMar p. 16
- Dutch
- ● 1573 Carel AuFr Ootgheer;
1577 Kaerle ibid. Peene;
1579 Karel ibid. Peene;
1580 Carrel ibid. Peene;
1583 Karel ibid. Peene;
1584 Chaerles ibid. Basijn;
1585 Karel ibid. Peene;
1586 Karel ibid. Peene;
1587 Carel ibid. Peene,
Charle ibid. Burgrave,
Charles ibid. Sorhier;
1588 Carel ibid. Peene,
Kaerle ibid. Wiest;
1589 Carel ibid. Peene,
Kaerel ibid. Waerde,
Kaerle ibid. p. 83;
1590 Carel ibid. Peene;
1591 Carle ibid. p. 91;
1592 Carel ibid. Peene,
Charles ibid. Costere;
1593 Caerle ibid. Man,
Charles ibid. Coster;
1594 Carel ibid. Man,
Charles ibid. Quirijns,
Kaerle ibid. Man;
1595 Charles ibid. Coster,
Kaerle ibid. Wiest;
1596 Carel ibid. Man;
1598 Carel ibid. Man,
Charles ibid. Hugebout
- 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,
RegBisham p. 19;
1565 Charles CAmar-vol1 p. 2;
1569 Charles SurMus II;
1570 Charles RegBisham p. 3;
1571/2 Charles ibid. p. 3;
1572/3 Charles SurMus p. 172;
1573/4 Charles RegBisham p. 3;
1574 Charles SurMus p. 179;
1575 Charles StAnthonlin p. 24;
1576 Charles CAmar-vol1 p. 3,
StAnthonlin p. 25;
1577 Charles RegBisham p. 28;
1578 Charles StAnthonlin p. 26;
1583 Charells RegBath p. 5;
1583/4 Charles RegBisham p. 20;
1583 Charles ibid. p. 29;
1583/4 Charles SurMus p. 17;
1583 Charles ibid. p. 180;
1584 Charles RegBisham p. 4,
SurMus p. 189;
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,
bruton1 p. 124;
1598 Charles Bar-in-El p. 33;
1599 Charles DEmar-vol2 p. 41,
SaxhamSf p. 5
- Middle French
- ● 1567 Charles WCS p. 3;
1569/70 Charles ibid. p. 5;
1570 Charles ibid. p. 40;
1572 Charles ibid. p. 7;
1572/3 Charles ibid. p. 7;
1575 Charles ibid. p. 11;
1576 Charles ibid. p. 12;
1577 Charles ibid. p. 13;
1578 Charles ibid. p. 43;
1579 Charles ibid. p. 44;
1583 charles ibid. p. 46;
1584 Charles ibid. p. 46;
1586 Charles ibid. p. 47;
1588 Charles ibid. p. 22;
1590 Charles ibid. p. 49;
1594 Charles ibid. p. 25
- 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;
1584 Charles ibid. p. 8;
1590 Charles ibid. p. 13;
1590/1 Charles ibid. p. 15;
1591 Charles ibid. p. 16;
1592 Carle ibid. p. 23,
Charles ibid. p. 22;
1592/3 Charles ibid. p. 25;
1593/4 Charle ibid. p. 31,
Charles ibid. p. 31;
1593 Charles ibid. p. 564;
1594/5 Charles ibid. p. 35;
1594 Charles ibid. p. 564;
1595 Charle ibid. p. 39,
Charles ibid. p. 37;
1596 Charles ibid. p. 41;
1597 Charle ibid. p. 45,
Charles ibid. p. 45;
1598 Charles ibid. p. 48;
1598/9 Charles ibid. p. 50;
1599 Charles ibid. p. 52
- Finland
-
- Old Swedish
- ● 1405 Karl (nom) SDHK no. 16441
- Early Modern Swedish
- ● 1548 Kariill (nom) Audén1980 p. 169
- France
-
- 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;
1364 Karolus (nom) ActsCharlesV no. 10;
1365 Karolus (nom) ibid. no. 275;
1367 Karolus (nom) ibid. no. 415;
1378 Caroli (gen) hanquetvol1 493,
Karoli (gen) ibid. 30,
Karolo (dat) ibid. 30,
Karolus (nom) ibid. 351;
1444/5 Karolo (abl) ArcGir17 no. XXIX;
1450 Karoli (gen) ChronMaillezais p. 167;
1503 Karolo (abl) MHCG2 278;
1534 Carolus (nom) ibid. 305;
1564 Carolus (nom) FlorLyon p. 172
- Middle French
- ● 1356 Charles HistHdVParis no. 3;
1358 Charle LeCoq p. 366,
Charles ibid. p. 383;
1364/5 Charles ActsCharlesV no. 160;
1364 Charles ibid. no. 3;
1365 Charles ibid. no. 212;
1366 Charles ibid. no. 299;
1366/7 Charles ibid. no. 368;
1367 Charles ibid. no. 393;
1367/8 Charles ibid. no. 426;
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;
1534 Charles MHCG2 304;
1551 Charles HistHdVParis 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 Laroche no. 6,
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;
1571 Charlot ibid. p. 589
- Germany
-
- Latin
- ● 726 Karoli (gen) OrkGZ no. 7,
Karolo (abl) ibid. no. 7,
Karolus (nom) ibid. no. 7;
772 Karoli (gen) ibid. no. 9;
776x798 Karolo (abl) ibid. no. 10,
Karolus (nom) ibid. no. 10;
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;
793x794 Caroli (gen) OrkGZ no. 13;
795x800 Karolus (nom) HambUrk-vol1 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;
855 Karolo (dat) OrkGZ no. 44;
1282 Carolo (abl) DSS5-1-4 X,
Carolum (acc) ibid. I,
Carulum (acc) ibid. IV;
1302 Karuli (gen) ActDipVeneto-I-1 p. 52;
1304 Karolum (acc) ibid. p. 56;
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,
Karolus (nom) MHCG2 248;
1491 Caroli (gen) ibid. 250;
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;
1513x1521 Carlo LeoX p. 27
- The Netherlands
-
- Latin
- ● 777 Karoli (gen) OrkGZ no. 11,
Karolus (nom) ibid. no. 11;
794 Carli (gen) ibid. no. 15;
796 Carli (gen) ibid. no. 16;
797 Carli (gen) ibid. no. 17;
799 Carli (gen) ibid. no. 18;
800 Carli (gen) ibid. no. 19;
805 Carli (gen) ibid. no. 24;
806 Carli (gen) ibid. no. 25;
870 Carolus (nom) ibid. no. 54,
Karoli (gen) ibid. no. 54,
Karolum (acc) ibid. no. 54;
875 Caroli (gen) ibid. no. 55,
Carolus (nom) ibid. no. 55;
876 Carolo (abl) ibid. no. 56;
882 Carolus (nom) ibid. no. 59,
Karolus (nom) ibid. no. 59
- Poland
-
- Latin
- ● 1345 Carolo (abl) CDEM-7.2 628
- 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
- ● 1524 Carlos PHGCRP-III no. 134;
1575 Carlos Catalogo-5.2 3846
- Sweden
-
- 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;
1352 Karoli (gen) ibid. no. 6486;
1356 Karolo (abl) ibid. no. 7002,
Karolus (nom) ibid. no. 7001
- Old Swedish
- ● 1377 Karl (nom) SDHK no. 11085,
Karls (gen) ibid. no. 11085;
1379 Karl (nom) ibid. no. 11470;
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,
Karls (gen) ibid. no. 17369;
1410 Karl (nom) ibid. no. 17505;
1411 Karl (nom) ibid. no. 17627;
1412 Karl (nom) ibid. no. 17900;
1414 Karl (nom) ibid. no. 18236;
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;
1519 Karl (nom) HGS p. 154;
1520 Karl (nom) ibid. p. 154
- Early Modern Swedish
- ● 1542 Karl (nom) HGS p. 158
- Switzerland
-
- Latin
- ● 1518 Karolus (nom) MHCG2 291
- Middle French
- ● 1431 Charles MHCG2 476;
1495 Charle ibid. 260;
1545 Charle ibid. 313;
1550 Charles ibid. 321;
1552 Charle ibid. 323;
1553 Charles ibid. 324;
1577 Carle ibid. 343
Cite as: A. Brown, R. Le Get, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Charles". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2023, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2023/1/name/Charles.