Charleston

Charleston Meaning & Origin

About Charleston
The name "Charleston" is of English origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "charles" meaning "free man" and "tun" meaning "settlement" or "town". Therefore, the name Charleston can be interpreted as "free man's settlement" or "town of free men".

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Name Popularity

Gender Distribution

Charleston is considered a unisex name, and is used by both males 42.73% and females 57.27%, based on recent birth statistics.

Charleston Popularity Trends

The popularity of the name has decreased by -12.30% over the past year.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XRLSTN
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
C06402305
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
CH AA1 R L S T AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/ˈʧɑrəlstən/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XRLSTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
C642

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Charleston in Braille

Here's how to represent Charleston in Braille, with each pattern of raised dots corresponding to a letter of the name.

The name Charleston in braille

How to Spell the Name Charleston in American Sign Language (ASL)

The image below shows how you can spell Charleston using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Charleston in sign language

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