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Sharlie
How to Pronounce Sharlie
Pronounced SHAR-lee /ˈʃɑːrli/Medium
Meaning: Sharlie reads as a sh-spelled form of Charlie, used as a feminine pet form of Charles; Charles descends from a Germanic word for free man, and the spelling here only writes the ch sound as sh.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Sharlie is an early and enduring spelling of a familiar sound. It appeared from the early nineteen-thirties, reached its modest high right at the start in 1933, and resurfaced in scattered years.
The name was never common, given to only a couple dozen girls a year at most, though its long tail reached toward 2016 as girlish Charlie forms came back into style. A woman named Sharlie at that first peak would be past ninety today, while the name reads as fresh again to modern ears.
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What does the name Sharlie mean?
It is a respelling of Charlie or Sharley, a feminine pet form of Charles, from the Germanic for free man.
How do you pronounce Sharlie?
It is said SHAR-lee /ˈʃɑːrli/, two syllables with the stress on the first.
Is Sharlie a boy or girl name?
Sharlie is recorded here as a girl's name, a soft form of Charlie.
How popular is Sharlie?
It was always rare, given to only a couple dozen girls a year even at its peak in the early nineteen-thirties.