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Charlotte Vs. Charlote
Which spelling do you prefer? I have an aversion to the double T's, so I prefer Charlote I, also, like Eliot, spelled with one l and one t.
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I do think Eliot looks a lot better than Elliott (Elliot is fine though), but I don't hate the double t.
I like the double t in Charlotte though. I don't think of the French pronunciation of the "lotte" when I see Charlote like I do when I see Charlotte. Charlote is also less frilly and I think the frilliness is the whole point of Charlotte. What do you think about Charlete? I'm not sure if I like it as a variant of Charlotte or a different feminization of Charles, but it does look less like a typo of Charlotte and wouldn't make people want to say shar-LOAT.
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CharlotteAlso like Eliot on girls only and Elliot on boys only

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Charlotte is my name. If my name was "Charlote" as opposed to "Charlotte" and I had to write "Charlote" on my CV, I would be fearful that people would dismiss my CV or have them start off on a bad note because of the "typo". Why would somebody hire me if I can't even spell my own name correctly? How did I overlook the missing t? On my own name? What else would I overlook if I am hired? If this were the case, I'd probably be inclined to spell my name "Charlotte" as opposed to "Charlote" for the purpose of not looking like an idiot when applying for a job. ...and then legally change my name to the normal spelling because I'm tired of correcting people
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CharlotteIt’s what I’m used to, and it’s looks more complete. Charlote looks like a typo.
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By far Charlotte. Charlote looks misspelled to me and like it should be pronounced as char-LOWt.
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Charlote looks to me like it should be pronounced with an /ə/ at the end.
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I didn't know there was any precedent for using Charlote with only one "t."To me, it looks like a typo. It would be an awfully long life of correcting every single person's initial spelling of your name.
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Totally agree
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Charlote makes no sense to me, I want to pronounce it char-LOWT. It also looks weird. No, Charlotte is definitely the way to go.
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I don’t care for Charlote. Changing the spelling affects how it would be pronounced, so I want to say shar-LOET instead of SHAR-lot.I do like Eliot though.
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Charlotte
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CharlotteDefinitely. Any other way just doesn't look right. Looks misspelled and unnatural in my opinion. I would assume it to be a typo.
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I prefer Charlotte. I also like Carlota, with one T.
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