Charity
Charity is a girl name of Latin origin, meaning Selfless love and giving.
What Charity means
Selfless love and giving.
Charity sits at 7 letters, and ends on a consonant, which gives it a firmer stop.
Where Charity comes from
Latin names travelled through the Roman world and then through the Church, which is why so many survive across Europe in local variants. A great many were originally descriptive — of virtue, of appearance, or of birth order.
Charity is recorded as Latin in origin. Browse other Latin names.
How popular is Charity?
Charity is not in the current top 100 girl names we track. In practice that means a child called Charity is unlikely to be one of three in a classroom — the name is established and recognisable, just not in heavy circulation right now.
The character of Charity
We group Charity under Love and Gift — an unusual pairing, and often the reason a name feels the way it does. Each theme opens a full list of names sharing it.
Names like Charity
These share Charity's themes, origin, or both — closest first.
- Amadeus — Lover of God.
- Valentine — Strong and healthy.
- Cara — Friend; beloved.
- Carys — Love; beloved.
- Cherish — To hold dear.
- Chiaki — Love.
- Cordelia — Heart; daughter of the sea.
- Cordella — Heart; daughter of the sea.
- Esme — Esteemed and beloved.
- Freya — Noble lady; Norse goddess of love.
- Mia — Mine; beloved; star of the sea.
- Mila — Gracious, dear.
More Latin names
- Celestia — Of the heavens.
- Clara — Bright, clear, famous.
- Celeste — Heavenly.
- Clarity — Brightness; clear understanding.
- Cecilia — Patroness of music.
- Claudia — An old Roman family name.
- Cato — All-knowing; wise.
- Clement — Merciful and mild.
- Cassius — Hollow; (later) clever.
- Clementine — Mild and merciful.