The name Charlemagne, by which the emperor is normally known in English, comes from the French Charles-le-magne, meaning "Charles the Great". ... Charles' achievements gave a new meaning to his name.
The meaning of Charlemagne is "Charles the great". Charlemagne is generally used as a boy's name. It consists of 11 letters and 3 syllables and is pronounced Char-le-Magne.
