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 [ 3 syll. (c)has-ti-ty, ch-ast-ity ] The girl name Chastity is pronounced as CHAESTahTiy KEY. Chastity is primarily used in English and it is also of English origin. Derived from the words 'chastity' ; 'castus' pure. The name is taken from the English word 'chastity', itself of the Latin 'castus' (pure). It was among other 'virtue' names popular with English Puritans in the 17th century. In recent times, it was given a boost in popularity after the singers Sonny Bono and Cher chose it for their daughter, Chastity Bono (1969-). The English names Chasity, Chastady, Chastidy, Chastin, and Chastney are forms of the name. The pet forms Chasta (English) and Chasty (English), and the spelling variant Chastitie (English) are other forms of Chastity. Chastity is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1974, 0.048% of baby girls were named Chastity. It had a ranking of #311 then. The baby name has seen a substantial fall in popularity since then, and is now used on an infrequent scale. In 2008, within the family of girl names directly related to Chastity, the English Chasity was the most popular. Baby names that sound like Chastity include the English Chastitie, the English Chasity, the English Chastady, the English Chastidy, the Spanish Chiquita, the name Chukwudi, the English Chasta, the English Chasty, the English Chattie, and the Igbo Chidi. KEY: Pronunciation for Chastity: CH as in "cheese (CH.IY.Z)" ; AE as in "at (AE.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"   |
