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Charmaine Papertalk Green is an Indigenous Australian poet. Under the name Charmaine Green she works as a visual and installation artist. Green is a Yamaji woman. On International Women's Day in 2023, Green was inducted into the Western Australian Women's Hall of Fame.
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Charmaine Bingwa is an Australian-Zimbabwean actress. She is known for her role as Carmen Moyo in the CBS series The Good Fight (2021–2022). She appeared in Black Box and in Emancipation alongside Will Smith. Bingwa won the 2018 Heath Ledger Scholarship award.
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My dad named me Sharmaine (the "S" was my mom's suggestion). I've heard it originated in France which I figure explains why my dad, having grown up in a US state originally under French occupation, may have favored that name for me. I've also heard that for the English, it serves as the feminine form of "Charles". During my lifetime (2 months short of 39 years) here in a borderline southern state on the east coast, I've met about 2 other Charmaines--both with different spellings. I've also run into people--enough to actually need both my hands to count them--who've encountered or know(n) a Charmaine. With that information, I can't quite narrow down how popular it is for any particular part of the country. Most of these encounters began in my late 20s.
As a child, I didn't like it because I found it long and cumbersome, to say or write. But it has a unique ring when spoken so I've never heard someone call another name and me mistakenly think I was called or any sort of name mix up. And I've heard all sorts of word play with it ranging from bad to neutral to good: Charmin (the toilet paper), chow mein, Shar-mean, Shar-man, Charmander (the Pokemon), Charlemagne (the historical figure), champagne, charming. It's difficult to source a nickname out if it, in my opinion so I've only gone by that but there are some clever ones out there: Bad Sharma and Lucky Sharms. Now that I'm older, it's still cumbersome to me but I can appreciate the uniqueness of it.
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As a child, I didn't like it because I found it long and cumbersome, to say or write. But it has a unique ring when spoken so I've never heard someone call another name and me mistakenly think I was called or any sort of name mix up. And I've heard all sorts of word play with it ranging from bad to neutral to good: Charmin (the toilet paper), chow mein, Shar-mean, Shar-man, Charmander (the Pokemon), Charlemagne (the historical figure), champagne, charming. It's difficult to source a nickname out if it, in my opinion so I've only gone by that but there are some clever ones out there: Bad Sharma and Lucky Sharms. Now that I'm older, it's still cumbersome to me but I can appreciate the uniqueness of it.
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I think it sounds like "charming" for me but it's still a very pretty name. This is my impression.
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I always assumed Charmaine (as well as Shermaine and Sharmaine) were anglicized versions of Germaine, or at least influenced by it.
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Hideous name to call a child tbh, it’s a bit tacky and tasteless.
Charmaine sounds like chicken chow mein or char su chow mein to me.
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Charmaine sounds like chicken chow mein or char su chow mein to me.
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Charmaine Sheh Sze-man is a Hong Kong actress. After winning second runner-up in the 1997 Miss Hong Kong pageant, Sheh signed a contract with TVB in 1998. She is best known for her roles in Return of the Cuckoo (2000), War and Beauty (2004), Maidens' Vow (2006), Beyond the Realm of Conscience (2009), Can't Buy Me Love (2010), When Heaven Burns (2011), Line Walker (2014), and Story of Yanxi Palace (2018).
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Charmaine is the name of one of Blanche’s sisters from the Golden Girls.
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I don't like it, it's haughty sounding.
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Charmaine is a popular name in Asia, especially Singapore and the Philippines, where several major celebrities with that name are responsible for making Charmaine a popular name choice for girls.
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I'm a Charmaine in the US. The name peaked in popularity in the early 1950s due to a hit song by that name. So consider me a pop culture casualty. I have met only one other Charmaine in my lifetime. She is a black woman who expressed great surprise when she learned that we shared the same name, pointing out that the name is often associated with black culture. I did some research on my own and discovered that she is correct. I also located a few white and latina Charmaines in the US, but very few. The name just isn't that popular with anyone it seems. Except in Asia, especially Singapore and the Philippines, where several major celebrities with that name are responsible for making Charmaine a popular name choice for girls. Once again, pop culture rules.
I did not like my name at all as a child as it made me stand out too much. This was an era where parents conformed to choosing from a small set of names for their kids. As I grew older, I learned to appreciate being a Charmaine. The name has really aged well. It's unique enough to generate interest, yet is not bizarre. If I really want to mess with someone's head, I tell them that I was named after the warlord Charlemagne.
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I did not like my name at all as a child as it made me stand out too much. This was an era where parents conformed to choosing from a small set of names for their kids. As I grew older, I learned to appreciate being a Charmaine. The name has really aged well. It's unique enough to generate interest, yet is not bizarre. If I really want to mess with someone's head, I tell them that I was named after the warlord Charlemagne.
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Sounds kind of snobby and a bit tacky. It also reminds me of the Charmander Pokemon.
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An interesting example of how pop culture can greatly impact the naming culture from the decade. Charmaine had a huge surge in the 1920s from the film.
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Charmaine is really nice! I know someone with this name and she is so sweet!
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Really surprising to me how it has never been used in France.
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Even though this name is kind of dated, I think it's pretty and has a nice ring to it. Kind of nostalgic. I picture the name as Asian, because of people I've known.
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My name is Charmaine. It is not ghetto, snobbish, nor comical. Growing up there were never two... Unique in its own way. My name helped me find my voice. Clearly I would state, "no not Charlene, Charmaine, Charm with an "a-i-n-e."
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Charmaine Clarice-Relucio Pempengco, known by the stage name Charice, is a Filipina singer who rose to popularity through YouTube. Dubbed by Oprah Winfrey as "the most talented girl in the world", she released her first international studio album Charice in 2010. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number eight, making Charice the first Asian solo singer in history to land in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 albums chart. Her single "Pyramid", featuring singer Iyaz, is her most successful single to date. It charted within the Top 40 in a number of countries after its debut on The Oprah Winfrey Show where Charice sang live vocals. Crossing over to acting on television, she joined the cast of TV series Glee as Sunshine Corazon. She released "Before It Explodes", written by Bruno Mars, as the lead single from her second international studio album, Infinity.
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On the American television series "The Golden Girls", Blanche has a sister named Charmaine. They also have three other siblings: Virginia, Clayton, and Tad.
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This is my sisters name and my sisters are Jacqueline, Michaela, Mollie, Emily (me), Erika, Dorothea and Harriet. Not Harmonee and Melodee and Princess. She is named after my great-uncle Charles as my mum's aunt who she hated is named Charlotte. She has never been bullied or made fun of ever. We call her Charli so unless you have met a Charmaine don't assume things you don't know.
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Sounds like a popular bathroom tissue in the US. Wouldn't like to have people ask me if I was squeezably soft.
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"Charmaine" means little song and Henry Mancini recorded a song by that name.
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Like Charmian, it makes me think of Charmin toilet paper.
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This name means "Bountiful Orchid" in French. I am not sure what the Latin meaning is, but I was told as a child it has Latin roots.
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Amazingly tacky. I'd expect her sisters to be Chardonnay and Tiarna.
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The main character in Diana Wynne Jones' 'House of Many Ways' is called Charmain, and people regularly mistake it for 'Charming'. I like it, especially without the e.
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Imagine triplets called Charlotte, Charlene and Charmaine.
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This name is probably supposed to sound elitist, snobby, and over-the-top, but somehow it makes me think of parents trying to pick a sophisticated, elegant name and failing miserably.
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I love the sound of this name but I'm not sure about the spelling. Charmaine reminds me of the state of Maine, Charmain reminds me of Main St., Charmein reminds me of chow mein. Charmayne and Charmaen are ok but I don't know.
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I have always liked this name since I was a little girl. Pretty and elegant sounding.
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I'm probably the only person to ever notice this, but Blanche DuBois on "The Golden Girls" had a younger sister with this name.
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I've always thought Charmaine sounded a bit too close to chow mein for my tastes. I can just hear the playground rats going "chicken Charmaine!"
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My name, Charmaine, is spelled on my birth certificate without an "e": Charmain. I don't know if that's due to a misspelling by my parents or an intentional spelling. I have vacillated throughout life in spelling my name, at times including the "e", at others dropping it. Numerologically, that's probably why I have so many changes in life.
There was a World War song entitled "Charmaine," which shows its popularity during the World War years.
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There was a World War song entitled "Charmaine," which shows its popularity during the World War years.
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It means "a song".
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I thought it was a female form of Charlemagne.
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