Charlie (first name)
Charlie is a male and female given name . In Germany , however, it is mostly used as a male first name.
Origin and meaning
Charlie is a short form of the first name Charles or Karl , which is derived from the Old High German "karal" and means "man", "husband" and "the free". Other spellings are Charly and Charley .
popularity
In Germany, parents have only been giving their offspring the first name Charlie regularly for a few years. In 2015 it was ranked 362th in Germany.
Name bearer
- Charlie (singer) (born 1947), Hungarian rock and soul singer
- Charlie Adams (country musician) (1920–2004), American country musician
- Charlie Adams (drummer) (born 1954), American drummer
- Charlie Adams (soccer player) (born 1994), English soccer player
- Charlie Alexander (1890–1970), American jazz pianist
- Charlie Carrel (* 1993), British poker player
- Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977), English actor
- Charlie Davies (* 1986), American football player
- Charlie Guest (* 1993), British ski racer
- Charlie Heaton (born 1994), British actor
- Charlie Hunter (* 1967), American jazz, rock and fusion guitarist
- Charlie Lawrence (around 1900), American jazz musician, arranger and band leader
- Charlie Lewis (* 1903), American jazz pianist
- Charlie Margulis (1902–1967), American jazz trumpeter
- Charlie McFadden (1895–1966), American blues singer and songwriter
- Charlie Parker (1920–1955), American jazz musician and composer
- Charlie Perry (1924–1998), American jazz drummer
- Charlie Rice (1920–2018), American jazz drummer
- Charlie Sanders (1946-2015) American football player
- Charlie Sheen (born 1965), American actor
- Charlie Storwick (* 1998), Canadian singer and actress
- Charlie Tully (1924–1971), Northern Irish football player
- Charlie Waters (born 1948), American football player
- Charlie Wilson (Politician, 1933) (1933-2010), American politician
- Charlie Wilson (Politician, 1943) (1943-2013), American politician (Democratic Party)
- Charlie Wilson (musician) (born 1953), American musician
- Fictional characters
- Cartoon character from The Peanuts