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Charlotte (female)

Synonym(s):Charnock (F)
Variants:Carlotta (F) Charlene (F) Charlotta (F) Karlotte (F) Séarlait (F) Sérlait (F)
Pet Name(s):Charley (F) Charlie (F) Lottie (F) Lotty (F) Tottie (F) Totty (F)
Can be spelt:Charlot (F) Charlote (F) Charlott (F)
Masculine form:Charles (M)
   
Source(s): FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire
The Oxford Names Companion, OUP
"Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:

English and originally French feminine form of Charles [q.v.], from Old German "free man" or from Old English ceorl "man".

There are several spelling variations in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire. The most frequently occurring ones are listed above.
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