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How do you pronounce Charlotte?

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simpleth1ngs · 01/10/2013 10:38

My friend is pronouncing it 'Char-lot' and I think it's more 'Shar-lut.'

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usualsuspect · 07/10/2013 17:17

Shar-lut

firesidechat · 07/10/2013 17:15

Shar-lut, equal emphasis on both syllables.

Yes Shar-lut.

I should know, so trust me on this.

charliedrinks26 · 05/10/2013 16:51

Charlotte is my first name, it really bugs me when ppl call me char-lot ( I'm from Lincolnshire and when anyone with a lincs accent says char-lot it sounds too posh!) My mum and dad always call me char-lut and I prefer char-lut ! :) xxx

Alisvolatpropiis · 03/10/2013 18:02

Shar-lut.

Much like Shar-main and Shan-tell

I'd never heard it pronounced the other way until a couple of years ago. Always looked at the person saying Char-lot askance.

LazyMonkeyButler · 03/10/2013 13:32

I also say it to rhyme with Scarlett. So Shar-lut. I would also think Shar-lot quite normal though, but not Char-lot or Char-lut.

bananamummy · 03/10/2013 13:02

Depends in which langauge Smile

Shar-lotte in German
Shar-lot in English
Shar-LOT in French

WineIsMyMainVice · 03/10/2013 12:47

Shar-lut
Always.
Definitely.
Much prefer!

Wishfulmakeupping · 03/10/2013 09:36

Shar- Lot

MorrisZapp · 03/10/2013 09:34

Sharlit. Which looks much less pretty!

HorryIsUpduffed · 03/10/2013 09:33

shar-ltt. Nearly no vowel in the second syllable.

Would have been DC3's middle name if he hadn't waggled at us at 20w.

MerryMarigold · 03/10/2013 09:32

I say it exactly like scarlet. Great comparison!

lottiegarbanzo · 01/10/2013 17:19

Thanks Tatties but true - rhymes with harlot and, less precisely but he emphasis is right, with scarlet.

Of course if we want get all proper about it, it's origins are German, so char-lot-tuh.

Sparrowfarts · 01/10/2013 16:09

Sharlut. Emphasis on first syllable. Standard lazy English vowel sound, from the people who brought you Birmingum.

lottiegarbanzo · 01/10/2013 16:04

The people who annoy me with their equal emphasis do drawl a bit, so it's a drawn out 'chaarl' then an emphatic 'lot', as if they're reading the word aloud for the first time. A nice, confident 'char-lut' sounds much more natural and nicer.

lottiegarbanzo · 01/10/2013 16:00

You are right.

I've encountered a few people in the SE of England who place equal emphasis on the second syllable and it sounds very drawly and annoys me but I wouldn't say it is wrong, just a local accent.

insideout · 01/10/2013 15:57

Shar lot here (south west) equal emphasis!

nightcircus · 01/10/2013 15:22

Cheryl

Cheryl or sheryl pronunciation is another divider

WhoKnowsWhereTheTimeGoes · 01/10/2013 15:03

Shar-lut, equal emphasis on both syllables.

FrequentFlyerRandomDent · 01/10/2013 15:01

Shar lot.

Tavv · 01/10/2013 14:56

SHAR-lut

MerryMarigold · 01/10/2013 13:19

Sharl-uh-t

The 'uh' being like "a" ball, "a" girl, "a" person

Tattiesthroughthebree · 01/10/2013 13:17

Depends on accent. I pronounce it as in the rhyme

"This is the grave of Elizabeth Charlotte
Born a virgin, died a harlot
She was still a virgin at seventeen
A remarkable thing in Aberdeen"

sherbetpips · 01/10/2013 13:00

Shar Lut

Inclusionist · 01/10/2013 12:56

Is the child yours or your friend's? I guess if it is your DD she is called Char-lut and if she's your friend's she's called Char-lot!!

squoosh · 01/10/2013 12:54

Thanks for that lesson on how to spell Charlotte, ever so helpful.

I've never heard it pronounced as Shar-lot. I think a lot of it depends on your accent and how you interpret the lotte sound.