Char is a

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

feminine given name that is a variation of

Chardonnay Chardonnay (, , ) is a green-skinned grape variety used in the production of white wine. The variety originated in the Burgundy wine region of eastern French wine, France, but is now grown wherever wine is produced, from English wine, Englan ...

, Charlene, and

Charlotte Charlotte ( ) is the List of municipalities in North Carolina, most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina. Located in the Piedmont (United States), Piedmont region, it is the county seat of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, Meckl ...

and a feminine form of

Charles Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English language, English and French language, French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic, Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*k ...

. Char is also used as a variation of Charmaine. Notable people with this name include the following:

Mononym

Char (musician) , known professionally as Char, is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is considered one of Japan's greatest guitar players. In 2003, Char was ranked by HMV Japan at number 38 on their list of the 100 most important ...

, professional name of Hisato Takenaka (born 1955), a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter and record producer

Given name

Char Fontane Char "Kaci" Fontane (January 12, 1952 – April 1, 2007) was an American actress and singer. She was born Kerry Charae Fontane in Los Angeles, to singer Tony Fontane and his wife, actress Kerry Vaughn Fontane. Early in her career, Fontane wor ...

(1952 – 2007), an American actress *

Char Davies Char Davies (born 1954) is a Canadian contemporary artist known for creating immersive virtual reality (VR) artworks. A founding director of Softimage, Co, she is considered a world leader in the field of virtual reality and a pioneer of bio-fee ...

(born 1954), Canadian artist *

Char Margolis Char Margolis is an American author and self-proclaimed psychic medium. Margolis's claims to have paranormal abilities have been criticised by several media outlets which suggest she uses standard cold reading and hot reading tricks to perf ...

(born 1951), an American spiritualist * Char Pouaka (born 1973), New Zealand softball player * Char-ron Dorsey (born 1977), American gridiron football

Surname

* Fuad Char (born 1937), Colombian politician *

René Char René Émile Char (; 14 June 1907 – 19 February 1988) was a French poet and member of the French Resistance. Biography Char was born in L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue in the Vaucluse department of France, the youngest of the four children of Emile ...

(1907 – 1988), a French poet *Sofia Daccarett Char (born 1993), better known as

Sofia Carson Sofía Daccarett Char (born April 10, 1993), known professionally as Sofia Carson, is an American actress and singer. Her first appearance on television was as a guest star on the Disney Channel series '' Austin & Ally''. In 2015, she received ...

, American actress and singer

Middle name

Alejandro Char Chaljub Alejandro Char Chaljub (born 16 April 1966), commonly known as Álex Char, is a Colombian politician. He served two terms as Mayor of Barranquilla from 2008 to 2011 and 2016 to 2019. A civil engineer and member of the Radical Change Party, he ...

(born 1966), Colombian politician * Arturo Char Chaljub (born 1967), Colombian politician *

David Char Navas David Char Navas is a Colombian politician who served as Member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia from 2002 to 2006 and as Senator of Colombia from 2006 to 2008. He was forced to resign to his seat in the Senate due to controversies ...

, Colombian politician

Fictional character

* Bron-Char, Marvel Comics character *

Char Aznable , born and also gone by the name , is a fictional character from the ''Gundam'' franchise. He is originally one of the main antagonists in ''Mobile Suit Gundam'' working for the Principality of Zeon, named after his late father Zeon Zum Deikun, ...

, from the ''Gundam'' franchise

Nickname

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