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This is more of a question on its provenance, but I'd also like to get your opinions on it.
A) Is the meaning "settlement of free men" related to the meaning "man" of Charles (presumably the "ton" comes from town)?
B) Is it useable? I always think of Charlton Heston, but I recently discovered a comedian/newscaster I kind of like, Charlie Brooker, is actually a Charlton too. Are your associations with the actor positive? Negative? Would they impact your usage of the name?
I was drawn to it because it seems to fit into some very popular categories - classic roots, ending in N, cute nickname, vintage Old Hollywood vibe - like Harrison or Flynn, but hasn't had nearly the popularity swing. It's also much less of an old man name (I understand why Errol and Cary didn't catch on).
"The secret garden is always open now. Open, and awake, and alive. If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden."
A) Is the meaning "settlement of free men" related to the meaning "man" of Charles (presumably the "ton" comes from town)?
B) Is it useable? I always think of Charlton Heston, but I recently discovered a comedian/newscaster I kind of like, Charlie Brooker, is actually a Charlton too. Are your associations with the actor positive? Negative? Would they impact your usage of the name?
I was drawn to it because it seems to fit into some very popular categories - classic roots, ending in N, cute nickname, vintage Old Hollywood vibe - like Harrison or Flynn, but hasn't had nearly the popularity swing. It's also much less of an old man name (I understand why Errol and Cary didn't catch on).
"The secret garden is always open now. Open, and awake, and alive. If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden."
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a) yes, they have the same Anglo-Saxon root, ceorl = freeman, man
b) probably more usable in the US than the UK, despite Charlie Brooker, as here it's primarily a placename and also a football team, and so extremely unusual as a first name. Makes me wonder if it's a family surname - or maybe his dad supported Charlton Athletic?
b) probably more usable in the US than the UK, despite Charlie Brooker, as here it's primarily a placename and also a football team, and so extremely unusual as a first name. Makes me wonder if it's a family surname - or maybe his dad supported Charlton Athletic?
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Is that more of a home counties thing? I used to live in Edinburgh and didn't usually find that association.... then again, I dont watch/play anything much except sometimes rugby.
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They're mostly in the south, there's a list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlton - but I'm not from the south or a football fan, and I'd think placename, football team or surname, never having seen it here irl as a first name except for the two people you mentioned.
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