The baby name Charmian is a Girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced CHAR-mee-ən.
The baby name Charmian is a girl name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced CHAR-mee-ən.
Charmian is English, Greek in Origin.
Charmian is an English literary form of Late Greek Kharmion, usually represented in Greek as Charmion or Χάρμιον. The name is a diminutive built on kharma, joy, delight, from the verb khairein, to rejoice or be glad; the suffix -ion gives the sense of little delight or dear joy.
Its modern visibility rests chiefly on Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra (1607), where Charmian is one of Cleopatra’s attendants; Shakespeare drew the figure from Thomas North’s English Plutarch. The spelling has remained rare, appearing more often in Britain and Commonwealth settings than in the United States. Related forms include Charmion and the transliterated Kharmion. Twentieth-century bearers include Australian writer Charmian Clift, American actress Charmian Carr, and Charmian Kittredge, Jack London’s second wife.
| Charmian Carr Charmian Carr was an American actress best known for her role as Liesl von Trapp in the classic film 'The Sound of Music'. Born in 1942, she captured audiences with her performance of the song 'Sixteen Going on Seventeen'. |
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SG | 0 | #279 | 4 | 11,010 | |
| PE | 0 | #329 | 1 | 6,350 | |
| HK | 0 | #352 | 6 | 8,483 | |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #364 | 1 | 5,096 |
| PH | Girls | 0 | #428 | 2 | 13,098 |
| ZA | 0 | #470 | 5 | 14,421 | |
| CO | 0 | #510 | 1 | 7,768 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #523 | 1 | 11,913 |
| GT | Girls | 0 | #541 | 1 | 7,500 |
| CM | Girls | 0 | #560 | 1 | 11,671 |
| SG | Girls | 0 | #570 | 17 | 18,916 |
| HK | Girls | 0 | #605 | 11 | 16,104 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #739 | 1 | 17,960 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 1 | 14,742 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,014 | 1 | 25,931 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,072 | 1 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Girls | 0 | #1,097 | 45 | 25,928 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,272 | 1 | 25,619 |
Charmian is popular in 13 countries — most recent births per country:
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