Etymology & Historical Origin-Charlotte. The name Charlotte is the French feminine form of Charles. Charles, in turn, is ultimately derived from the German masculine name Karl/Carl (from the Germanic âkarlâ meaning âfree manâ); therefore, Charlotte would come to mean âfree womanâ.tymology & Historical Origin-Charlotte. The name Charlotte is the French feminine form of Charles. Charles, in turn, is ultimately derived from the German masculine name Karl/Carl (from the Germanic âkarlâ meaning âfree manâ); therefore, Charlotte would come to mean âfree womanâ.
The south of Tulare County was later organized as Kern County in 1866, with additions from Los Angeles and San Bernardino Counties. Its first county seat was in the mining town of Havilah, in the mountains between Bakersfield and Tehachapi.
Bakersfield redirects here. For other uses, see Bakersfield (disambiguation). Bakersfield is a city in California, United States, and the county seat of Kern County. It covers about 142 square miles (370 km2) near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's population is approximately 365,000, making it the ninth-most populous city in California and the 52nd-most populous city in the nation.