What does Charity mean?

Charity means "charity"

How do we pronounce Charity?

Charity \(c)ha-ri-ty, ch-ar-ity\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 3 syllables.

The baby girl name Charity is pronounced as CH-EH-R-ih-Tiy- 1.

1 Pronunciation for Charity: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"

What is the origin of Charity?

Charity is of Latin and English origin, and it is used mainly in English. English origin: From charity ; caritas which means 'charity' ; carus which means 'dear'. Caritas (Latin) is an original form of the name. The name is derived from the English word, which is of the Latin word caritas ('charity') and ultimately carus ('dear'). It implies a Christian's love for fellow men; Charity is held up in the New Testament as the greatest of the three Christian virtues, together with Faith and Hope. It was therefore one of the 'virtue' names adopted by English Puritans in the 17th century. In literature, it appeared as the name of the character Charity Pecksniff, nicknamed Cherry, in the Charles Dickens novel Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-1844). Charity is an English variant transcription of short names for Caritas (German and Italian). Charity is a widely used name; it has 44 variant transcriptions that are used in both English and foreign languages. English variant transcriptions name Chareese meaning, name Charesa, short names for Charese, baby name Charessa, name Charesse, name Chariety meaning, short names for Charis, short names for Charisa, Charise meaning and origin, nicknames for Charisha, Charissee meaning, baby name Charista, short names for Charitas, name Charitea origin, Chariteah meaning, what does the name Charitee mean, name Charitey, name Charitie meaning, Charitina meaning, Charitye meaning of name, Chariza meaning of name, Charyssa name popularity, short names for Charytea, Charyteah pronounciation, Charytee name variations, Charytey name popularity, nicknames for Charyti, meaning of Charytie, Charyty meaning and origin, meaning of Cherita, Cherri meaning and origin, baby name Shanty, meaning of Sharita, Sharitee definition, and Sharity name. Other English forms the diminutive forms meaning of Chattie and Cherry meaning, and the spelling variants Chairity name popularity, Charidy meaning of name, Chariti name, and Cherity meaning of name. Charissa name variations (Greek), name Charisse origin (Greek), and Charita pronounciation (Latinized) are variant transcriptions of Charity that are used in foreign languages. Charity is an all-time favorite. Currently it is still somewhat popular as a baby name for girls, though it was in more widespread use in the past. The name's popularity grew from the 1960s up to the 1970s. Its usage peaked in 1975 with 0.091% of baby girls being named Charity. It ranked at #183 then. The baby name has since experienced a decline in popularity. In 2010, it ranked at #855 with a usage of only 0.016%, however it was nevertheless the most popular among all girl names in its group.

List of baby names Charity:

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The baby name Charity fun facts:

The name Charity in reverse order is "Ytirahc".

The numerological value of the name Charity is number 3, which means expression, verbalization, socialization, the arts, the joy of living.

How popular is Charity?

Charity is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
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Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames