Charlesとは

意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (General American) IPA^(key): /tʃɑɹlz/
• (Received 発音) IPA^(key): /tʃɑːlz/
• 韻: -ɑː(ɹ)lz

固有名詞

Charles (複数形 Charleses)

1. A male given name from the Germanic languages.
   • 1599 William Shakespeare, King Henry V, Act I, Scene II:

     Charles the Great / Subdued the Saxons, and did seat the French / Beyond the river Sala, in the year / Eight hundred five.

   • 1844 Edgar Allan Poe: Thou Art the Man:

     […] there never was any person named Charles who was not an open, manly, honest, good-natured, and frank-hearted fellow, with a rich, clear, voice, that did you good to hear it, and an eye that looked at you always straight at the face, as much as to say: "I have a clear conscience myself, am afraid of no man, and am altogether above doing a mean action." And thus all the hearty, careless, 'walking gentlemen' of the stage are very certain to be called Charles.

   • 1988 Ed McBain: The House That Jack Built: page 212:

     […] spoke the way the English do, funny, you know? His name was Roger, I think. Or Nigel. Something like that." "How about Charles?" "Charles? Well, yes, it could have been.Charles does sound English, doesn't it? Their prince is named Charles, isn't he?"

2. A patronymic surname​.

使用する際の注意点

Common given name since the Middle Ages.

派生語

関連する語

• diminutives: Charley, Charlie, Chuck, Chucky, Chas, Chaz, Chip
• variants: Carroll, Cathal
• feminine forms: Carla, Carly, Carol, Carole, Carolina, Caroline, Callie, Carrie, Charlene, Charlotte
• alternate derivation paths: Carlo, Carlos, Carl, Karl

統計情報

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Charles is the 548^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 61,211 individuals. Charles is most common among Black (53.0%) individuals.

アナグラム

• Lachers, clasher, larches, raschel