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Charmian

KAR-mee-un

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“From Greek 'chara' meaning 'joy.' In Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, Charmian is Cleopatra's devoted attendant and closest confidant.”

Popularity Over Time

Charmian US popularity rank over timeRank 11928 in 1981 to rank 2567 in 1923. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#2567#7248#119281914194019601986

Charmian is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Greek

Syllables

3

Nicknames

CharmCharmie

Style

LiteraryElegantRomanticGrandClassic

Famous Bearers

  • Charmian from Antony and Cleopatra
  • Charmian Clift (author)

Collections

Literary Names → Mythological Names → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Old Money Names →

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Cross-Cultural Notes

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People Also Ask

From Greek 'chara' meaning 'joy.' In Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra, Charmian is Cleopatra's devoted attendant and closest confidant.

Charmian is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Charmian include Charm, Charmie.

Names that pair beautifully with Charmian include Cordelia, Rosalind, Isadora, Imogen, Beatrix.