Charity

Gender
Female (Feminine | Girl)
Usage/Origins
Meaning
Charity means "benevolence, kindness, giving". It comes from the Latin word "caritas", which means "love".
Pronunciation
CHAR-ə-tee
CHEHR-ə-tee,
It is pronounced as CHAIR-i-tee.
Popularity
Charity is not a very popular name in the world. It is ranked #8540 in the United States and not in the top 1000 in other countries.

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Charity Name meanings & History

Charity means "benevolence, kindness, giving". It comes from the Latin word "caritas", which means "love". From the English word charity, ultimately derived from Late Latin caritas "generous love", from Latin carus "dear, beloved". Caritas was in use as a Roman Christian name. The English name Charity came into use among the Puritans after the Protestant Reformation. Charity is used as both a first name and a middle name. It is more commonly given to girls than to boys.

Zodiac Sign of Charity: Change Scorpio,Challenge Capricorn

Synonyms of Charity:

C: Cute,Clever,Choice,Copycat,Chatty,Candid,Curious

H: Heart's Desire,Hyper,Hope,Hobnobbing,Haggle

A: Action,Argumentative,Assertive,Angry,Ambitious,Aggressive

R: Rational,Restless,Reason,Resourceful

I: Indulgence,Intimate,Involved

T: Doubting Thomas,Talkative,Truth,Tireless,Testy,Tacky,Touchy

Y: Yen/money,Yin/Yang,Youth-giving

Charity is:

  • a Class name
  • a Classic name
  • a Delicate name
  • a Formal name
  • a Natural name
  • a Refined name
  • a Serious name
  • a Simple name
  • a Strange name
  • a Upper name
  • a Wholesome name

Famous People

Some famous people with the name Charity include Charity Wakefield (an English actress) and Charity Shea (an American actress).

2.) CHARITY (Female)

Usage: Biblical

Meanings: Derived from the Latin caritas (esteem, affection, valued). In Christian theology, charity represents the love of God for mankind or the love of man for one another. (1 COR. 3) (CIAIR-II-TEE)


3.) Charity (Female)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: (Latin) loving; affectionate

Other Forms: Carisa, Charis, Chariti, Sharity


4.) Charity (Female)

Usage: Latin

Meanings: (Latin) charity, kindness.

Other Forms: Chariety, Charista, Charita, Charitah, Charitas, Charitea, Charitee, Charitey, Chariti, Charitia, Charitiah, Charitie, Charitina, Charitine, Charityna, Charityne, Charytey, Charytia, Charytiah, Charyty, Charytya, Charytyah, Sharity


5.) CHARITY (Female)

Usage: English

Meanings: Derived from charity, which denotes the love of God for mankind or the love of mankind for others. Charity is derived from the Latin carus (dear, valued). (CHARE-IH-TEE)


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