charlotte
シャーロット
解説 Definition
英語圏やフランス語圏で一般的な女性の名前。Charlesの女性形。
Charlotte is a female given name commonly used in English- and French-speaking communities. It is also used as a place name, notably for the major city of Charlotte in North Carolina.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
CharlotteはCharlesの女性形に当たるフランス語系の名前です。「Charlesから生まれた女性名」という実際の関係を軸に覚えましょう。人名ではCharlotte Brontë、地名では米国ノースカロライナ州のCharlotteのように、先頭を大文字にして使います。愛称のCharlieやLottieも併せると定着します。
Connect Charlotte with Charles: Charlotte developed as a French feminine and diminutive form of that male name. This real word-family relationship is more reliable than a sound-based trick. Remember three typical settings: Charlotte Brontë in literature, Charlotte as a girl’s or woman’s first name, and Charlotte as the city in North Carolina. Because it is a proper name, it is normally written with an initial capital. The familiar forms Charlie and Lottie can also help you recognize it in conversation.
例文
Charlotte Brontë wrote the classic novel Jane Eyre.
シャーロット・ブロンテは古典的な小説『ジェーン・エア』を書きました。
Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina.
シャーロットはノースカロライナ州で最大の都市です。
My niece Charlotte just started kindergarten this year.
姪のシャーロットは今年幼稚園に入園したばかりです。
charlotte の類義語・関連語
charlotte の語源・成り立ち Etymology
フランス語の女性名Charlotteで、男性名Charles（ゲルマン語karl「自由な男」）の指小辞形。「小さなCharles」が原義。関連語: Charles, Carl。ゲルマン語で「一人前の自由人」を意味する語根が、フランス語を経て優雅な女性名に変化した。
Charlotte comes from the French female name Charlotte, formed from Charlot, a diminutive of Charles, with a feminine ending. Charles ultimately derives from a Germanic word associated with a free man or an adult male. The name passed from French into wider European and English use. Its historical formation therefore connects it directly with Charles and related forms such as Carl, rather than with an unrelated modern English word.
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