Charlotte, with nn Charla

[missrabbitsshoeshop]

Any thoughts..?

[kimberlina]

Love Charlotte but not keen on Charla. Sorry

[redflagsahoy]

I love Charlotte! If you like Charla go for it, I didn't think it was a popular nn for Charlotte

[mathanxiety]

Charla sounds like a Dublin pronunciation of Charlotte.

[daisybear]

love the name charlotte

it doesn't take much more effort to say charlotte over charla though so i don't see it as much of a 'shortened' version. if i was shortening charlotte i'd use lottie as nn but its not everyones taste.

what about char as nn

[exoticfruits]

I love Charlotte but not Charla. They will sort their own nickname out anyway-I would imagine it would quickly become Char once at school.

[BatFlattery]

Charlotte is a perfectly nice name, as are the 'usual' nicknames Charlie and Lottie. Charla seems a bit contrived IMHO. Sorry.

[usualsuspect]

No one apart from you will use that nickname

Nicknames just happen

[orangehead]

Charla is persian meaning little flower

[5DollarShake]

Exactly what I was going to say - very contrived as a nn.

[wudu]

Charlotte is lovely, Charla is dreadful.

[sodthehousework]

I'm a Charlotte and always got called Lottie or Charlie - neither nn was my idea! I was happy with my full name! Why not just use 'Charla' on it's own, nicknames will be thought of by other people independently?

[lordsugarslovechild]

You could use Sharly?

[lordsugarslovechild]

Or Chaz?

[wotnochocs]

charla is how they would pronounce charlotte in Baaarnsla (barnsley)!

[pilates]

Love Charlotte, hate Charla.

[TakeItOnTheChins]

Chavtastic!

[SloganLogan]

How about Carlotta as full name with Carla as nickname?

[birdofthenorth]

Charla sounds a lot like Charlene to me but that's fine too! I know a Shayla if that's relevant?

[Ephiny]

How would you pronounce it - like 'Sharla' or with the Ch sound as in Charlie?

I like Charlotte but not sure about the nn, aren't nicknames supposed to just 'happen' anyway rather than being contrived in advance?

[Karbea]

Aren't the shortened versions of Charlotte, Charlie or lottie?

[squeak2392]

I agree that you are the only person who will give her that nn.
If you like Charla just use that on it's own. I'm pretty sure it's a name of its own and not just a nn.
In my experience the most common nn for Charlotte is Charl, then Charlie, then Lottie. I have never heard of a Charlotte called Charla, but I have heard of people actually called Charla.