How do you pronounce Charity?

Charity is pronounced CHAIR-uh-tee.

What is the origin of Charity?

Charity is of Latin origin, from English culture.

Girl name Latin origin Christian tradition

Charity

CHAIR-uh-tee · 7 letters · 3 syllables

What it means

Generous love; one of the cardinal virtues

Language

Latin

Culture

English

Religion

Christian

Style era

vintage

Themes

virtue · religious

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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2037

2024 births95

Peak year1975

First appeared1880

Total US births35,419

Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames

Char

Alternate spellings

CharitieCharitey

In other languages

Charity (English)Caridad (Spanish)Carità (Italian)Charité (French)

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