Is Charles a funny name?

Question: Is Charles a funny name!?

its my boyfriends name not mine, mine is Maranda!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

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I actually love the name, I like some of the old fashioned names!. I found this for you, it's the origin of the name Charles!.
Charles
English and French: originally from a Germanic word meaning “free man”, cognate with Old English ceorl man!. (The modern English words churl and churlish are derived from this, and their unpleasant overtones are a much later accretion!.) The name originally owed its popularity in Europe to the Frankish leader Charlemagne (!?742–814), who in 800 established himself as Holy Roman Emperor!. His name (Latin Carolus Magnus) means “Charles the Great”!. Charles or Karl (the German form) was a common name among Frankish leaders, including Charlemagne's grandfather Charles Martel (688–741)!. The name was also borne by a succession of Holy Roman Emperors and ten kings of France!. It was hardly used at all among the Normans, and was introduced to Britain by Mary Queen of Scots (1542–87), who had been brought up in France!. She chose the names Charles James for her son (1566–1625), who later became King James VI of Scotland and, from 1603, James I of England!. His son and grandson both reigned as King Charles, and the name thus became established in the 17th century both as a name in the Stuart royal house and as a favoured name among English and Scottish supporters of the monarchy!. In the 19th century the popularity of the name was further increased by romanticization of the story of “Bonnie Prince Charlie”, Stuart pretender to the throne in the preceding century and leader of the 1745 rebellion!. This popularity continued in the 20th century with the baptism in 1948 of the heir to the British throne as Prince Charles!. In Ireland this name has been used as an Anglicized form of Cearbhall!. and sometimes of Cormac; in Scotland it has been used for Teàrlach!.
Cognates: Irish Gaelic: Séarlas!. Welsh: Siarl!. Italian: Carlo!. Spanish, Portuguese: Carlos!. German: Karl, Carl!. Dutch: Karel!. Scandinavian: Karl!. Polish: Karol!. Czech: Karel!. Hungarian: Károly!. Finnish: Kaarle!.

Pet form: English: Charlie!.

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No funnier than James or Arthur or Walter!. What's really funny are some of the made up names people come up with for kids today!. Some, from the way they are spelled, give no clue as to how they are pronounced!. Charles is one of those names that has more than one nickname!. Either Charley, Chas or Chuck!. also a lot of very famous Charles' down through history!. Three of the most famous in the last hundred years were Charles (Charley) Chaplin, the famed comedian; General Charles DeGaulle, former president of France and of course, Prince Charles of England!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Charles is a name that many people have in the United States!. In fact, charles is a male given name which is very common!. 1 in 65 males have the name!. Popularity rank in the U!.S!. is #8!. This name shows sophistication and is a very classy name!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

No it isn't but Maranda sure is, coz it's mispelled, HO HO HO HEEE HEEEE HEEE HE HE HE HA HA HA HA HOOO HOOO HOOO HE HE HE HU HU HI HI HI HE HE HE!.

Okay, no Charles really is funny too!Www@QuestionHome@Com

Charles is no more funny than, for example, Maranda !Www@QuestionHome@Com

No!. Chances are he's what people are laughing at!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

It's sort of old-fashioned!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

it's better than percy tell him!. p!.s!. i don't think it's funny :)Www@QuestionHome@Com

CHARLES
Gender: Masculine
Usage: English, French
Pronounced: CHAHR-ulz (English), SHARL (French)
The most noteworthy bearer of this name was Charles the Great, commonly known as Charlemagne, a king of the Franks who came to rule over most of Europe!. Several Holy Roman Emperors bore this name, as well as kings of England, France, Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Hungary!. Other famous bearers include naturalist Charles Darwin who revolutionized biology with his theory of evolution, and novelist Charles Dickens who wrote such works as 'Great Expectations' and 'A Tale of Two Cities'!.

Famous/well-known people named CHARLES:
1!. Kings and Queens of England: 2 kings (The current Prince Charles, son of Queen Elizabeth II, will be next in line to be King of England)**

2!. Bohemian nobility:
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia and King of the Romans
Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor, Holy Roman Emperor from 1711 to 1740 and the second son of Leopold I with his third wife

3!. 5 saints, 1 blessed, 1 venerable --the title of venerable is bestowed if the candidate has been proven to have lived a virtuous life; if at least one miracle has been accepted then the person is beatified and given the title of blessed!. Finally, a posthumous miracle ensures canonization and the title of saint is bestowed!.

4!. Kings and Queens of Hungary: 4 kings
King Karoly I (a!.k!.a!. Charles) 1308-1342
King Karoly II the Small (a!.k!.a!. Charles) 1385-1386
King Karoly III (a!.k!.a!. Charles) 1711-1740
King Karoly IV (a!.k!.a!. Charles) 1916-1918

5!.Oscar award winners (varied spellings):
Charles 2 actors
Charlize 1 actress
Charlton 1 actor

6!. Sports stars:
Charles 3 basketball, 2 baseball
Charley 2 baseball, 2 football
Charlie 2 football, 1 hockey
Chuck 2 football, 2 hockey, 1 baseball (a "Charles" nickname)
Carlos 2 soccer (Charles in Spanish)

7!.Nobel Prize winners:
Karl Ziegler 1963 Chemistry (Karl is German for Charles)
Karl Gjellerup 1917 Literature
Carl Spitteler 1919 Literature
Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran 1907 Medicine
Charles Jules Henri Nicolle 1928 Medicine
Sir Charles Scott Sherrington 1932 Medicine

8!. Nobility--
In Austrian nobility:
Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen, son of Leopold II
Charles I of Austria, the last Emperor of Austria

In French nobility (just a few of the many):
Charlemagne (Charles I of France), 1st Holy Roman Emperor, son of King Pippin the Short and Bertrada of Laon
Charles IV of France, member of the Capetian Dynasty
Charles V of France, king of France from 1364 to 1380 and a member of the Valois Dynasty
Charles VI of France, member of the Valois Dynasty
Charles VII of France, king of France from 1422 to 1461
Charles VIII of France, King of France from 1483 to his death
Charles IX of France, the son of King Henri II of France and Catherine de Medici
Charles X of France, the grandson of Louis XV and his Polish queen
Charles Joseph Bonaparte, grandson of Jerome Bonaparte (who was the youngest brother of the French emperor Napoleon I)

In British nobility:
Charles I of England, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Charles II of England, the King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland
Charles Edward Stuart, the exiled claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis, English military commander and colonial governor
Charles, Prince of Wales, the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (**see above)

9!. Acting
Charlie Chaplin, English comedy actor, famous for silent film acting
Charlton Heston (born John Charles Carter), American actor !. (Most famous role --Moses in "The Ten Commandments")
Charles Nelson Reilly, American comic actor and game show regular

10!. Artists/cartoonists:
Charles Addams, American cartoonist known for his particularly black humor and macabre characters (ex!.: "The Addams Family")
Charles R!. Knight, wildlife artist, known for prehistoric restorations
Charles Schulz, creator of the comic strip "Peanuts", and its main character, Charlie Brown!.

11!. Fictional characters:
Chuck E Cheese, mouse mascot for pizza chain of same name
Major Charles Emerson Winchester III, character on M*A*S*H

12!. Music:
Chuck Berry, American guitarist, singer, and composer
Charlie Daniels, American country music figure
Charlie Watts, English drummer for the rock group The Rolling Stones

13!. Science
Charles Darwin, British naturalist
Charles Best, one of the two men who discovered insulin

14!. Sports
Charles Barkley, American basketball forward
Chuck Hayes, American basketball player who currently plays for the Houston Rockets
Charles Oakley, American basketball forward

15!. Others:
Chuck Barris, American game show producer ("The Gong Show", for one)
Charles Conrad, astronaut, 3rd man to walk on the moon
Charles Gibson, American television journalist ("Good Morning America", etc)
Charles Lindbergh, first to fly solo non-stop across the Atlantic Ocean
Chuck Yeager, American test pilot!. First man to break the sound barrier
Charles "Pretty Boy" Floyd (1904–-1934), U!.S!. bankrobber and alleged killer
Charles Manson--American serial killer

Not-so-famous :
My dad's brother-in-law, a local musician
My maternal (and much loved and missed) grandfather, Charles Lloyd Coston!.

(A person's name should not be considered "funny"!. It was, after all, given to them with love from their parents!.)Www@QuestionHome@Com