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charles | louisa |

As a verb charles

is .

As a proper noun louisa is

, a latinized form of louise used since the eighteenth century.

charles

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • .
  • * 1599 William Shakespeare, King Henry V , Act I, Scene II:
    • Charles the Great / Subdued the Saxons, and did seat the French / Beyond the river Sala, in the year / Eight hundred five.
  • * 1844 Edgar Allan Poe: Thou Art the Man :
    • - - - there never was any person named Charles' who was not an open, manly, honest, good-natured, and frank-hearted fellow, with a rich, clear, voice, that did you good to hear it, and an eye that looked at you always straight at the face, as much as to say: "I have a clear conscience myself, am afraid of no man, and am altogether above doing a mean action." And thus all the hearty, careless,'walking gentlemen' of the stage are very certain to be called '''Charles . ( ''Note: Charles turns out to be the villain of this story. )
  • * 1988 Ed McBain: The House That Jack Built : page 212:
    • - - - spoke the way the English do, funny, you know? His name was Roger, I think. Or Nigel. Something like that." "How about Charles'?" "'''Charles'''? Well, yes, it could have been.'''Charles''' does sound English, doesn't it? Their prince is named ' Charles , isn't he?"

    • Usage notes

    Common given name since the Middle Ages.

    Related terms

    * diminutives: Charley, Charlie, Chuck, Chas, Chip * variants: Carl, Carroll, Karl, Cathal * feminine forms: Carla, Carly, Carol, Carole, Carolina, Caroline, Callie, Carrie, Charlene, Charlotte

    Anagrams

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    louisa

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , a latinized form of Louise used since the eighteenth century.
  • * 1830 , Our Village: Fourth Series: Cottage Names:
    • But certainly there are some names which seem to belong to particular classes of character, to form the mind and even influence the destiny: Louisa', now; - is not your ' Louisa necessarily a die-away damsel, who reads novels, and holds her head on one side, languishing and given to love!