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