Charleston

charleston charlestón English Etymology From en Charles -ton. The places are named after various men named "Charles"; see definitions below. Pronunciation en /ˈtʃɑɹlstən/ GenAm en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-Charleston.wav US Proper noun en number of places c/USA: en A <<city>> in <<s/Arkansas>>, and one of the two <<county seats>> of <<co/Franklin County>>. en city/county seat co/Coles County s/Illinois ; after Charles Morton, its first postmaster. en town co/Penobscot County s/Maine ; after Charles Vaughan, an early settler. en A <<city>> in <<s/Mississippi>>, and one of the two <<county seats>> of <<co/Tallahatchie County>>. en city/county seat co/Mississippi County s/Missouri ; after either nearby Charles Prairie or the city in South Carolina. en town s/New York ; after Charles Van Epps, an early settler. en neighborhood of borough/Staten Island city/New York ; after Charles Kreischer, son of Balthasar Kreischer, after whom the town was previously named (as Kreischerville). en city/county seat co/Charleston County s/South Carolina ; after Charles II of England. TopoZone: Charleston, South Carolina en Holy City Chucktown ChuckTown en Steve Contorno Project 2025 architect Paul Dans to challenge Lindsey Graham for Senate in South Carolina w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/28/politics/project-2025-paul-dans-lindsey-graham-south-carolina-senate 2025-07-28 Dans told CNN he will formally launch his campaign with a prayer breakfast Wednesday in Charleston. https://web.archive.org/web/20250805030826/https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/28/politics/project-2025-paul-dans-lindsey-graham-south-carolina-senate en city s/Tennessee. en town s/Utah ; after Charles Shelton, an early settler. en town s/Vermont ; after a naval battle near the city in South Carolina; the town's early settlers were naval officers. en The <<capital city>> of <<s/West Virginia>>, <<c/USA>> and the <<county seat>> of <<co/Kanawha County>> ; perhaps after Charles Clendenin, the father of an early settler. en community p/Nova Scotia c/Canada. en village carea/Angus cc/Scotland ; after Charles Henderson, proprietor of the village's land before its formation OS grid ref NO3845. en suburb city/Dundee carea/City of Dundee cc/Scotland OS grid ref NO3532. en town s/South Australia. en coastal village south of town/Westport r/West Coast c/New Zealand. NZ Topo Map en. Derived terms en Charleston County Charlestonian Charleston Peak Mount Charleston North Charleston Statistics According to the 2010 United States Census, Charleston is the 9695th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3346 individuals. Charleston is most common among Black/African-American (61.66%) and White (30.3%) individuals. See also en Charlestown Noun en preceded by definite article A dance named for the city of Charleston, South Carolina. Dubbed “the Black Venus”, she danced the charleston in nothing but a string of pearls and a skirt made of 16 rubber bananas, performed with a snake wrapped suggestively round her neck, strolled down the Champs-Élysées with her pet cheetah, and became an international superstar. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/28/dancer-singer-spy-frances-pantheon-to-honour-josephine-baker Translations dance Czech: cs charleston m Finnish: fi charleston Greek: el τσάρλεστον n Marathi: mr चार्ल्स्टन m References Anagrams en acehlnorst Horncastle en terms derived from toponyms en Dances