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Charis - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Charis

[ 2 syll. (c)ha-ris, ch-ar-is ] The girl name Charis is pronounced as KEHRIHS- KEY. Charis is an English and German name of Greek origin. Derived from the word 'kharis' which is of the meaning grace, kindness. Older forms of the name include Charis (Old Greek) and Chariton (Old Greek). The name was borne in Greek mythology by one of the Three Graces, who were known for their charm and beauty. In the medieval period, the name was often associated with the goddess, or else with the original notion of charity. The variant Charissa was first created in literature, by Edmund Spenser for his epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590,1596). In the 17th century, during the vogue for 'virtue' names, the name was adopted by English Puritans for its associations with the Christian concept of 'grace'. In recent times, the appearance of a beautiful character bearing the name in the Georgette Heyer romance novel Frederica (1965) has increased its popularity.

Charis is a widely used name; it has 31 forms. Forms of Charis include Caressa, Caris, Carisa (used in Spanish as well), Carisia, Carissa, Carisse, Carrissa, Chareese, Charesa, Charese, Charisa, Charish, Charisha, Charissa, Charissee, Charista, Cherice, Cherise (used in French as well), Karisa, Karissa, Sharice, Sharise, Sherise, and Sherisse. Other English forms include the short form Chari, the pet forms Charie and Karrisa (used in German as well), and the spelling variants Charice, Charise, and Karis.

Charis is uncommon as a baby girl name. It is not in the top 1000 names. Within the family of girl names directly related to Charis, the English Carissa was the most widely used in 2008.

Baby names that sound like Charis include the English Caragh, the English Caris, the English Carisse, the English Carsey, the English Carsie, the Welsh Carys, the English Chrissa, the English Chrissi, the English and Scottish Chrissie, the English Chrissy, the English Cressa, the English Cressy, the English Karis, the English Karise, the English Kersey, the Greek Khryseis, the English Kirsi, the English Krisha, the Hungarian Kriska, and the English Krissi.

KEY: Pronunciation for Charis: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; EH as in "Ed (EH.D)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"


 
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