Meaning and Origin of: Charley

Girl name origins & meanings

  • Italian : Valiant, strong, free
  • Spanish : Little and womanly; Variation of Charlotte or Caroline

Girl name variations

Carlotta
Carlota
Charlotta
Karlotte
Charlie
Lotta
Lottie
Lotty
Tottie
Totty

Boy name origins & meanings

  • Old English : Manly

Boy name variations

Charles
Charlie
Chuck
Chas
Chars
Chaz
Chip
Chico
Chick
Charlemagne
Carel
Carlo
Charlot
Charls
Karol
Karolek
Karolik
Karoly

Family name origins & meanings

  • English : habitational name from Charley in Leicestershire, named with Celtic carn ‘cairn’, ‘pile of stones’ + Old English lēah ‘woodland clearing’.
  • French (Burgundy) : from a pet form of Charles.

Famous people who gave their babies this name

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