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Charles

Usually a boy's name

Meaning
From Germanic Karl, 'man', in the sense of a man who was not a serf Well attested
Origin
Germanic, through French and Latin
Popularity

US 2025: #48 (boys) · England and Wales 2025: #119

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

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