Charity

CHAR-ih-tee

A virtue name from English, ultimately tied to the Greek idea of grace and benevolence.

Meaning

Charity is an English virtue name that directly names Christian charity, kindness, and generous love. The excerpted sources also connect it with Greek charis, the word behind ideas of grace, beauty, and charity; in that older classical sense, the name sits near the family of "Grace" names.

Origin

Fun fact

19th-century naming books often grouped Charity with other Puritan virtue names like Faith and Hope.

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Confidence: mixed. Sources: History of Christian Names, Praenomina; or, the etymology of the principal Christian names of Great Britain and Ireland, Curiosities of Puritan Nomenclature.

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