Charles

male given name
Intangible male_given_name Q2958359
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Charles is a male given name.[1]

Charles

Summary

Charles is a male given name[1]. Charles ranks in the top 2% of male_given_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (845 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Charles's instance of is recorded as male given name[3].
  • Charles's writing system is recorded as Latin script[4].
  • Charles is part of Charles[5].
  • Charles is part of Charles-Henri[6].
  • Charles is part of Charles-Georges[7].
  • Charles is part of Henri-Charles[8].
  • Charles's Commons category is recorded as Charles (given name)[9].
  • Charles's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Charles's language of work or name is recorded as French[11].
  • Charles's language of work or name is recorded as Dutch[12].
  • Charles's said to be the same as is recorded as Carlos[13].
  • Charles's said to be the same as is recorded as Carlo[14].
  • Charles's said to be the same as is recorded as Karol[15].
  • Charles's said to be the same as is recorded as Károly[16].
  • Charles's said to be the same as is recorded as Carolus[17].
  • Charles's said to be the same as is recorded as Karel[18].
  • Charles's said to be the same as is recorded as Carl[19].
  • Charles's said to be the same as is recorded as Karl[20].
  • Charles's said to be the same as is recorded as Carles[21].
  • Charles's said to be the same as is recorded as Charlie[22].
  • Charles's said to be the same as is recorded as Siarl[23].
  • Charles's said to be the same as is recorded as Charlez[24].
  • Charles's said to be the same as is recorded as Carel[25].
  • Charles's said to be the same as is recorded as Karlo[26].
  • Charles's said to be the same as is recorded as Karolis[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Charles's instance of is recorded as male given name[3].

Use and Application

Part of include Charles[5], a name[28]; Charles-Henri[6], a male given name[29]; Charles-Georges[7]; and Henri-Charles[8], a male given name[30].

Why It Matters

Charles ranks in the top 2% of male_given_name entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (845 views/month).[2] Charles has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] Charles is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as Carlos, Carlo, Karol +15
    Attested in frequency of first names in the Netherlands, 2010, list of the most frequent given names at birth in Rotterdam (1811–1913), Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich
    Name day March 2, November 4
    Instance of male given name
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007284931005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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