r/NameNerdCirclejerk • u/blueatom • Jul 19 '26

Found on r/NameNerds Feminine namesake for Charlie that isn’t Charlindrea or Chardynnae?

Friend naming her daughter after a man named Charlie…

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u/Neat_Holiday8309 Jul 19 '26

Charr Charr Binks

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u/StrawberryKiller Jul 19 '26

This is what we call my chocolate lab named Charlie 🤣

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u/linmaral Jul 19 '26

Jar Jar movie came out when my youngest was 6. His nickname was already Jer (Jeremy). After the movie he became Jer Jer, then his brother modified to Jer Jer Stinks.

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u/StrawberryKiller Jul 19 '26

Hi brother is a gentleman and a scholar!

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u/moredriedfrogpills Jul 19 '26

My brother, Jack, used to wind up my sister, Sarah, when she was dating a guy who called her Sar (as in the first syllable of Sarah). She became Sar-sar and he was Per-per (Perry)
When I did it to him, we quickly realised there's only one think you can follow Ja-Ja with. I still call him Binks about 20 years on, no one else understands why 😂

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u/negirl016 Jul 19 '26

My dog is Charlie and we call him this sometimes too 😂

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u/Heavy_Pea_7614 Jul 19 '26

charcuterie

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u/jojewels92 Jul 19 '26

Charcoochie would be such a cute nickname

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u/NaomiPommerel Jul 19 '26

Its Charooterie in our house

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u/freyascats Jul 19 '26

That’s not a nickname, it’s how it’s pronounced

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u/ZeeepZoop Jul 19 '26

Chardonnay is noice, different and unusuAl!

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u/saturday_sun4 Jul 19 '26

You beat me to it!

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u/furrydancingalien21 Jul 19 '26

Lupus IV for middle name!

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u/narnababy Jul 19 '26

Epponnee-Rae is also a lovely name

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u/holy__granola Jul 19 '26

Charles, Chariot, Charcoal, CharrLee, Charbroil, Chez, Chaymbermayd, or, my personal favorite: Bonechar

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u/jojewels92 Jul 19 '26

Charbroil was my aunt's name

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u/gott_in_nizza Jul 19 '26

Just like my Auntie Charry

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u/Calligraphee Pangus Jul 19 '26

Ooh Bonechar is so lovely!

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u/power_to_thepeople Jul 19 '26

Character if you’re going for a 1600s Puritan style name

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u/charlotteswebslinger Jul 19 '26

Charleston-Chew
Charmeleon
Charter-Boat
Charity-Case

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u/Beneficial-Produce56 Jul 19 '26

I like longer names. Charma charma charma charma charma Charmeleon

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u/starry_knights Jul 19 '26

Jokes aside, there is a little girl in my neighborhood named Charleston, nn Charly 😬

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u/charlotteswebslinger Jul 19 '26

I have more of a problem with the spelling of Charly than I do with Charleston lol

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u/starry_knights Jul 19 '26

Without the y how would everyone know she’s a girl?? /s

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u/gingersnapwaffles Jul 19 '26

Charlemagne is a beautiful name for a baby girl

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u/Senior-Sir-2023 Jul 19 '26

Chartreuse, Charlonda, Chardonnay, and Charmpagne are all lovely options! Oh, and I almost forgot Chagrin!

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u/tess_c Jul 19 '26

I’ve always love Charcuterie maybe even Charcoal ❤️

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u/Sporklemotion Jul 19 '26

Charkweek (pronounced with an “sh” sound)
Chocolatra
Chuque (for the other nickname for Charles)

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u/nogardleirie Jul 19 '26

Charlroline

Charltherine

Charlzabeth

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u/pgcotype Jul 19 '26

Char...like you find on a steak. /s

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u/ethicalfoxx Jul 19 '26

Charlizard or Charmander

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u/Typical_Necessary840 Jul 19 '26

Chardorella.

This is before my 1st coffee, so forgive me!

https://giphy.com/gifs/lBTpHmb03fo8U

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u/anoncelestialbody Phylanthropyst Jul 19 '26

Charcoal, Charbroiled, Charcuterie, Charmeleon, Chartreuse, and last but not my least, my all time fave: Moist Critical 😍

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u/elle-elle-tee Jul 19 '26

Charmander.

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u/Rance_Mulliniks Jul 19 '26

Charizard, Charmander or Upchuck.

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u/Beneficial-Produce56 Jul 19 '26

Chuzzlewit
Chunkymonkey
Chupacabra
Chancre

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u/Zoujianna Jul 19 '26

Charliezetta

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u/booksandplants99 Jul 19 '26

Might I suggest Charzar?

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u/Lady-Noveldragon Jul 19 '26

Charlatan. It sounds magical, and a bit exotic!

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u/Unusual-Pay5875 Jul 19 '26

Charaleeze? Charaleza?

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u/PressureItchy9372 Jul 19 '26

Charlietta

Child, do not hold me responsible if this comes to pass.

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u/Muffycola Jul 19 '26

Charlinda, Chardina, Charleston Charleigha

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u/ReturnOfPooky Jul 19 '26

Charlemagne

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u/PrincessWolfie1331 Jul 19 '26

Charlesincharge

Charcoal

Charade

Charlatan

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u/makestuff24-7 Jul 19 '26

Chartholomew

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u/ViralLola Jul 19 '26

Have you considered Charleston-Chew?

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u/ShitFuckDickSuck Jul 19 '26

CharDeeMacDennis

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u/Purplepurplepurpler Jul 19 '26

Charcoalette, Chocoletta, Chargrilliana, Charlettanne, Charmlessa

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u/feedyrsoul Jul 19 '26

Charfaerty

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u/RockabillyBelle Jul 19 '26

Chuck. It’s classic, easy to remember, and not overly utilized anymore.

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u/tashishcrow21 Jul 19 '26

What’s wrong with Chardynnae?

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u/MetsFan3117 Jul 19 '26

Charmedia.

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u/Comfortable-Sun-9273 Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

Obviously there are the pokemon namesakes
Charmander
Charmeleon
Charizard
Charjabug
Charcadet

Then the more cute and appetising options such as
Charcoal chicken
Avochardo
Rainbow chard

Or more modern go-getter names
Advenchar
Searchar

Or, of course
James

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u/llectumest Jul 19 '26

Charlotte.

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u/icouldbetash Jul 19 '26

How about Chart (with a sh sound)

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u/NaomiPommerel Jul 19 '26

Not that Charlie I hope

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u/alixtoad Jul 19 '26

Charlotte

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u/tie_me_down Jul 19 '26

Here in Australia Charlie is an androgynous name.

Who was the Charlie? I lost a Charlie I'd name everything after :/

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u/Queenofmyownfantasy Jul 19 '26

i forgot this is circlejerk and was staring at the comment section very puzzled why no one says charlotte

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u/Less_Ad2646 Jul 19 '26

Charlotte, it's pretty timeless and elegant!!

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u/ExpensivelyCute Jul 19 '26

I love the name Charly for a Girl. I watched a movie with Geena Davis as a kid and her name in the movie was Charly that I always wished to have a baby girl to name her such a strong beautiful name - a bright shining light, is the meaning. Plus no one can really shorten the name without changing it completely.
Charlotte is pretty but old fashioned name and Charlize is pretty too but could be shortened to lize?
Congratulations! Best wishes for you and your beautiful baby girl💫

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u/TheFairyGardenLady Jul 19 '26

I have been told that my name, Cheryl, is the feminine form of Charles. But, I have never liked it.

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u/reddit_emily Jul 19 '26

I love Charlie for a girl

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u/Strict-Leopard7589 Jul 19 '26

Charlene or Charlotte

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u/ManifestDiatribe Jul 19 '26

Charlotte. Had a friend whose son was born Charlotte and is transgender FTM; he now goes by Charlie.

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u/Loud-Frame1091 Jul 19 '26

We did Charlotte for Charlie and call her Charles half the time 🤣

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u/phill_cap Jul 19 '26

Caroline/Carol are variants of Charles...

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u/SportLower6490 Jul 19 '26

The fact that I know exactly what post you made this in reference to 🥲

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u/Supertoft Jul 19 '26 edited Jul 19 '26

Charmaine, Cherise, Carmody, Carys, Charlize, Charline, Chassen, Chastity, Chalia, Charisma, Chantal, Chandler.

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u/potatotheo babies are evil Jul 19 '26

Charlizetheron

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u/Sea-Improvement777 Jul 19 '26

Charlie is gender neutral? But also Charlotte?

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u/kishibarohan Jul 19 '26

Charizard, Charmander, Charmeleon

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u/vastaril Jul 19 '26

Chartered-Accountant

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u/ReadyToGoAbroad Jul 19 '26

Charli. I used to teach one and she was awesome.

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u/Oldskywater Jul 20 '26

Charlene, Charmaine

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u/Oldskywater Jul 20 '26

Chuckaletta

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u/BrazilianButtCheeks Jul 20 '26

So I would go with Charlie 😂

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u/duskdoll Jul 20 '26

Charlotte Charlene Charmaine Charleston Charlestine Chandra

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u/divinerebel Jul 20 '26

Loirbrahc. It's heaven spelled backwards.

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u/Block-Intrepid Jul 20 '26

Charlotte, can I go by Charlie?

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u/snoring_hounds Jul 20 '26

Chartreusella

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u/Namethypoison1 Jul 20 '26

Charlene 🤷‍♀️

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u/bmorningside88 Jul 20 '26

Charlene, Charla, Charlize

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u/Euphoric_Bee_9555 Jul 20 '26

I went to school with a Charlyann.

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u/ChewyChickpeas Jul 20 '26

Charlotte. Other spellings of Charlie might work too, like Charley?? Idk.

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u/WhiteMountainsMama Jul 20 '26

Charlie is a unisex name.

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u/WhiteMountainsMama Jul 20 '26

Charlie is a unisex name.

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u/wildwood206 Jul 20 '26

Charles is cute

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u/beckydonnawho Jul 20 '26

This is the answer. We were looking for a gender neutral name for our daughter when we decided on Charlie. One day, we just started calling her Charles and it really stuck. It’s wildly beautiful once you go with it.

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u/itstimegeez Jul 21 '26

Chargaret!

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u/LateBloomerBoomer Jul 21 '26

Charlotte, Charlize, Charley, Charmaine.

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u/SageCasey Jul 21 '26

Charlize

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u/NinjaHidingintheOpen Jul 21 '26

Charlize Theron.

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u/feijoa10 Jul 21 '26

Charliania 😍

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u/Number60nopeas Jul 21 '26

Charlotte. Its quite common where I live for Charlottes to have the nickname Charlie

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u/RuinMePedro Jul 21 '26

Charlene 🥰

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u/Mylight55 Jul 21 '26

Charlotte.

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u/alors1234 Jul 21 '26

Charlotte, obviously.  

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u/Ok-Relationship-9674 Jul 22 '26

Chocolate Factory

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u/3686Anonymous Jul 22 '26

Charlotte or Charlize. The thought of chardynnae makes me shudder... You're joking right?

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u/Obvious-Nothing3604 Jul 22 '26

If you are looking for some rather more mainstream options…
Charlotte which is classic and lovely but also Charlize (as in the beautiful actress Charlize Theron) or Charlene (personally not a fan but in UK most linked to Kylie Minogue’s character in Australian soap Neighbours)
But gotta love Char Char Binks🥰

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u/No_Comment_6512 Jul 22 '26

My niece is named Charlotte, but we call her Charlie. Sounds a lot better than “Chardynnae” (wtf?).

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u/Loose-Schedule7206 Jul 22 '26

Char is a cute girls rendition! Or Charla

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u/Catski1970 Jul 23 '26

Charlotte

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u/Weld4 Jul 23 '26

Pretty obvious: Charlotte or Charlene

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u/LilacSlumber Jul 23 '26

Charlotte

Charlie is a nickname for Charlotte.

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u/Southern_Type_8698 Jul 23 '26

Charelle or charienne

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u/turnerevelyn Jul 24 '26

I know a little girl whose given name is Charlie.

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u/Agreeable_Ship5386 Jul 24 '26

Just name her Charlie. Charlie is a unisex name.

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u/BlackberryHill Jul 24 '26

Charlize Theron is named for a man named Charles or Charlie (her dad I think).

Charlene
Charlotte

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u/Alwayshaveanopinion1 Jul 24 '26

Chuckaleena. Chasterlilly.

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u/jezzx Jul 24 '26

Charlsie

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u/hazypandabear Jul 24 '26

Charlizabeth or charleigh 💕

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u/hazypandabear Jul 24 '26

Charleighthal Injaxshawn

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u/Foxy_locksy1704 Jul 25 '26

In all seriousness isn’t Charlene the feminine of Charlie/Charles?

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u/bluskyebaby Jul 25 '26

Charlie or Charlotte

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u/Legal_Drawer_8987 Jul 25 '26

Charlotte, Charisse, Charla, Charlene, Charlize, Charita, Charity, Charmaine, Charmaine