Sarolta

Girl · Old Turkic (probable)

Sarolta

Say it: SHAW-rohl-taw

Meaning

Sarolt, mother of Saint Stephen, bore a name usually taken as Turkic, perhaps 'white weasel' or 'white ermine'; in the 19th century Sarolta was also used as the Hungarian equivalent of Charlotte.

Uncertainseveral explanations, none settled.

Revived in the 19th century, partly as a Hungarian rendering of Charlotte, and now uncommon.

Its wave through time

No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.

Through the ages

Used by

Hungarian

The family of the name

Other spellings: Sarolt

French	Charlotte

Famous bearers

Sarolt, 10th-century Hungarian grand princess and mother of Saint Stephen

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Where this comes from

Royal and noble genealogies
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