Charis

Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek [1], Greek
Scripts Χάρις(Ancient Greek) Χάρης, Χάρις(Greek)
Pronounced Pron. /kʰá.ris/(Classical Greek) /ˈxa.ris/(Greek)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Ancient Greek feminine form of Chares. This was the word (in the singular) for one of the three Graces (plural Χάριτες).

This is also a Modern Greek transcription of the masculine form Chares.

Related Names

Rootcharis
VariantHaris(Greek)
Feminine FormHaris(Greek)
Masculine FormsChares, Chariton(Ancient Greek) Haris(Greek)
Other Languages & CulturesCharissa(Dutch) Charissa, Carissa, Charisma, Karissa(English) Khariton(Russian)
User SubmissionCharis

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   natural   wholesome   refined   strange   serious  

Categories

Ancient Greek words, asteroids, bouzouki players, Charites, ends in -is, feminine forms, grace, Graces, isograms, kindness, mythology, rare English, triads, virtues

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Χάρις.
Entry updated October 6, 2024

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