Charlie is a common male nickname in English-speaking countries, usually short for Charles . It is occasionally found as a female nickname (usually spelt "Charley") as a shortened form of Charlotte .
Charlie represents the letter C in the NATO Phonetic Alphabet and the FAA aviation phonetic letters.
--- Charlie was a Vietnam War-era nickname for the Viet Cong , a shortening of "Victor Charlie," applied to the Viet Cong using the NATO phonetic alphabet.
--- Charlie is the NATO designation for a class of Soviet Navy submarines. The name comes from the NATO phonetic alphabet.
