Charles is a masculine given name from the French form Charles of a Germanic name Karl.The original Anglo-Saxon was Äearl or Äeorl, as the name of king Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The corresponding Old Norse form is Karl, the German form is also Karl.he name is atypical for Germanic names as it is not composed of two elements, but simply a noun meaning (free) man. This meaning of ceorl contrasts with eorl (Old Norse jarl) nobleman on one hand and with Ã¾eow (Old Norse Ã¾raell) Ã¾rÃ¦ll, bondsman slave on the. other
Orion, IL. Sponsored Topics. Orion (The Or is pronounced oar and the i like a long e) is a village in Henry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,861 at the 2010 census. It is home of the Orion Chargers.
Orion is a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator and visible throughout the world. It is one of the most conspicuous and recognizable constellations in the night sky.It was named after Orion, a hunter in Greek mythology. Its brightest stars are Rigel (Beta Orionis) and Betelgeuse (Alpha Orionis), a blue-white and a red supergiant, respectively.o the Lakota Native Americans, Tayamnicankhu (Orionâs Belt) is the spine of a bison. The great rectangle of Orion are the bison's ribs; the Pleiades star cluster in nearby Taurus is the bisonâs head; and Sirius in Canis Major, known as Tayamnisinte, is its tail.