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Charles Stevens (architect)
Charles Stevens may refer to: *Charles F. Stevens (1934–2022), American neuroscientist *Charles Stevens (pastor) (1892–1982), founder/President of Piedmont Bible College *Charles A. Stevens (1816–1892), U.S. Representative from Massachusetts *Charles Stevens (whaler), American whaler of the 19th century in Hawaii *Charles Stevens (Australian politician) (1823–1883), New South Wales politician *Charles Stevens (actor) (1893–1964), Apache/Mexican actor *Charles Stevens (wrestler), American Olympic wrestler *Charles Stevens (serial killer) (born 1969), American serial killer *Charles Edward Stevens (1927–2008), American scientist, professor, and veterinarian *Charles Cecil Stevens (1841–1909), British colonial administrator in Bengal *Charles Isaac Stevens (1835–1917), American born clergyman *Chuck Stevens (1918–2018), American baseball player *C. C. Stevens (1907–1974), British sound engineer *C. A. Stephens (1844–1931), American writer See also *Charles E. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |