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Llewella's got a good point; but another point is illustrated by a family I know, where there are Chip, Chuck and Charlie, all actually named Charles. Charles doesn't lend itself to nicknaming - unlike Robert, which can give you Bob, Rob and Bert very comfortably and in the Middle Ages could give you Robin and Hob as well. Basically, Charlie is all that it offers. So, wouldn't parents (and these are American parents, remember: no Chucks etc happen elsewhere to my knowledge) go for a short, snappy word starting with Ch- and make grateful use of it?