Entry № 0711 · Tongan origin

Salote Salote — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ sah-LOH-teh /

Gender

Girl

Origin

Tongan

Meaning

"Free woman"

Syllables

Rank · US 2025

№ 0

First recorded

Modern (Tongan)

The meaning

A name that means "free woman".

Salote is the Tongan form of Charlotte — from the Germanic karl (free man) — meaning "free woman." Queen Sālote Tupou III of Tonga (1900-1965) reigned for 47 years and was beloved across the Pacific.

Salote is widely used across Tonga and the Tongan diaspora.

Free woman. The beloved queen of Tonga.

In its original form

The name in its native script.

Sālote

Transliteration: Sālote
Pronunciation: / səˈloʊ.teɪ /
Root: —
Grammatical form: —

Popularity

Where Salote stands.

Current rank · 2025

№ 0 in the U.S.

All-time peak

№ 0 in 0

Babies named Salote · last year

87 in the U.S.

First entered SSA top-1000

Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular

Namesakes

Salotes before her.

Real people

Queen Sālote Tupou III

Beloved queen of Tonga.

1900 – 1965

In fiction

Salote

Common in Tongan fiction.

Names connected to Salote.

Numerology

The number behind Salote.

The Humanitarian

Salote reduces to nine — the number of Pacific royalty.

Parents on Salote

Why families chose this name.

"Queen of Tonga for 47 years. Six letters. Salote."

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