Benevolent goodwill and love. From the Old French 'charite' meaning Christian love, based on the Latin 'cantos' Charity is held up in the New Testament (I Corinthians 13) as the greatest of the three Christian virtues, with Faith and Hope. Giving. Benevolent goodwill and love.
French form of the German Charles which became popular in the early 9th century when Charles the Great (Charlemagne) became the first ruler of the Holy Roman Empire.
Man (from the Old English 'ceorl'). Manly. From the Old German carl, meaning a man. King Henry V' Charles the sixth, Dauphin and afterwards King of France. As You Like It' Wrestler to Frederick.