Charles

American  

[chahrlz, sharl] / tʃɑrlz, ʃarl /

noun

1. Jacques Alexandre César 1746–1823, French physicist and inventor.

2. Ray Ray Charles Robinson, 1930–2004, U.S. blues singer and pianist.

3. Cape, a cape in E Virginia, N of the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay.

4. a river in E Massachusetts, flowing between Boston and Cambridge into the Atlantic. 47 miles (75 km) long.

5. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “man.”

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Charles British  

/ tʃɑːlz /

noun

1. Prince of Wales. born 1948, son of Elizabeth II; heir apparent to the throne of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. He married (1981) Lady Diana Spencer; they separated in 1992 and were divorced in 1996; their son, Prince William of Wales, was born in 1982 and their second son, Prince Henry, in 1984; married (2005) Camilla Parker Bowles

2. Ray real name Ray Charles Robinson. 1930–2004, US singer, pianist, and songwriter, whose work spans jazz, blues, gospel, pop, and country music

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Charles Scientific  

/ chärlz /

1. French physicist and inventor who formulated Charles's law in 1787. In 1783 he became the first person to use hydrogen in balloons for flight.

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Example Sentences

He served for decades as the chief executive of Cablevision, the television behemoth founded by his father, Charles Dolan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026

Charles Brown, who runs the local newsagents, echoed that view.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

“To me, the two intentions of rule were quite logical,” James Kostulias, head of trading services at Charles Schwab, told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026

Charles Davis seven catches, 130 yards, 1 TD.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

That same week, inside Charles Livermore’s parlor, Kate’s spirit talents expanded to include the impossible.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock