How to Say "Charles" in Spanish

Carlos

/ˈkaɾlos/masculine

Charles is the English name that translates to the Spanish masculine given name Carlos.

Meaning: given name (name)

Is it said differently in some regions?

In parts of Central America, Chalo is an informal variant used. In Spain, Carles is the Catalan variant of the name Charles.

/ˈkaɾlos/

In some Spanish-speaking regions, people use the term carlistas not just for followers of a person named Carlos, but for a specific 19th-century traditionalist political movement in Spain.
The name Carlos is an unusual survivor of Latin grammar because it keeps the 's' from the nominative case, which most Spanish names lost over time.
The diminutive Carlitos is frequently used in Spanish not just for children, but as a term of endearment for adult men named Carlos.

Carlos pela tu plátano.
Charles peels your banana.
This sentence uses Carlos to identify a person performing an action.
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Carlos I de Inglaterra fue llevado a la guillotina.
Charles the First of England was guillotined.
This sentence uses Carlos in the context of a historical figure.
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Al igual que Zendaya, yo también he estado en el puente de San Carlos de Praga.
Just like Zendaya, I've also been on the Charles Bridge in Prague.
This sentence uses Carlos as part of the name of a specific landmark, the Charles Bridge.
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Buenos días, Sr. Carlos
Good morning, Mr. Charles
¡Vamos al cine, Chalo!
Let's go to the movies, Chalo!
4 more sentences on Tatoeba

Two friends are discussing an old photograph.

Sources

Wiktionary, “charles” translations and entries Carlos, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries Carlos, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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