Charmaine

  • [ shahr-MAYN ]
  • English
Meaning unknown, perhaps a combination of CHARMIAN or the English word charm with the aine suffix from LORRAINE. It was (first?) used for a character in the play 'What Price Glory' (1924), which was made into a popular movie in 1926.

CHARMIAN   female   English (Rare)
Form of CHARMION used by Shakespeare in his play 'Antony and Cleopatra' (1606).
CHARMION   female   Ancient Greek
Greek name derived from χαρμα (charma) meaning "delight". This was the name of one of Cleopatra's servants, as recorded by Plutarch.
LORRAINE   female   English
From the name of a region in France, originally meaning "kingdom of LOTHAR". Lothar was a Frankish king, the great-grandson of Charlemagne, whose realm was in the part of France that is now called Lorraine, or in German Lothringen (from Latin Lothari regnum). As a given name, it has been used in the English-speaking world since the late 19th century, perhaps due to its similar sound with Laura. It became popular after World War I when the region was in the news, as it was contested between Germany and France.
LOTHAR   male   German, Ancient Germanic
From the Germanic name Chlodochar meaning "famous army", derived from the elements hlud "famous" and hari "army". This was the name of a 9th-century Frankish king, the son of Louis I, who ruled the region called Lorraine. It was also borne by medieval kings of France, Italy and the Holy Roman Empire.
EQUIVALENTS
ENGLISH: Sharmaine
OTHER FORMS
ANCIENT GERMANIC: Chlodochar, Chlothar, Lothar
ANCIENT GREEK: Charmion
CROATIAN: Lorena
ENGLISH: Charmian, Laraine, Lauraine, Loraine, Lorainne, Lorayne, Lori, Lorie, Lorraine, Lorri, Lorrie, Raine
FRENCH: Lothaire
GERMAN: Lothar
HISTORY: Lothair
ITALIAN: Lorena, Lotario
PORTUGUESE: Lorena
SPANISH: Lorena