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Origin: English
Meaning: Giving, Kindness
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Have you been wondering what does the name "Charity" mean? The list below shows the origins of Charity as well as things modernly associated with the name Charity such as celebrities named Charity.

Origin and Meaning of Charity

"Charity" is a name of English origin, and it means "Giving, Kindness". It's a name commonly given to girls.

Webster's Unabridged Dictionary

noun Char"i*ty

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Love; universal benevolence; good will."Now abideth faith, hope, charity, three; but the greatest of these is charity." [1. Cor. xiii. 13.]"They, at least, are little to be envied, in whose hearts the great charities . . . lie dead." [Ruskin.]"With malice towards none, with charity for all." [Lincoln.]
Liberality in judging of men and their actions; a disposition which inclines men to put the best construction on the words and actions of others."The highest exercise of charity is charity towards the uncharitable." [Buckminster.]
Liberality to the poor and the suffering, to benevolent institutions, or to worthy causes; generosity."The heathen poet, in commending the charity of Dido to the Trojans, spake like a Christian." [Dryden.]
Whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the needy or suffering for their relief; alms; any act of kindness."She did ill then to refuse her a charity." [L'Estrange.]
A charitable institution, or a gift to create and support such an institution; as, Lady Margaret's charity .
pl.[Law] Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises] including relief of the poor or friendless, education, religious culture, and public institutions."The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless, Are scattered at the feet of man like flowers." [Wordsworth.]
synonyms: Love; benevolence; good will; affection; tenderness; beneficence; liberality; almsgiving.

Etymology: F. charité fr. L. caritas dearness, high regard, love, from carus dear, costly, loved; asin to Skr. kam to wish, love, cf. Ir. cara a friend, W. caru to love. Cf. Caress

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An activity or gift that benefits the public at large
A kindly and lenient attitude toward people
Synonyms: brotherly love
An institution set up to provide help to the needy
A foundation created to promote the public good (not for assistance to any particular individuals)
Pinnate-leaved European perennial having bright blue or white flowers
Synonyms: greek valerian, jacob's ladder, polemonium caeruleum, polemonium van-bruntiae, and polymonium caeruleum van-bruntiae

Wiktionary

From charity in the Biblical sense of Christian love; first used by Puritans. In early Christian tradition, Faith, Hope and Charity were the martyred daughters of Saint Sophia. The names, taken from 1 Corinthians 13:13 ("And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity") have been translated and used in many languages.

A female given name.

Notable Persons With the Name Charity

Charity Wakefield

Charity Wakefield is an actor and actress. Her most notable accomplishments were from 2004 to present. Charity was born in Sussex, England, UK.

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Charity Tate

Charity Tate is a soap character.

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Charity Shea

Charity Shea is a television and television actress. She was most prominent from 2002 to present. Charity was born on December 4th, 1983 in Denver, Colorado, USA.

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Charity Adams Earley

Charity Adams Earley is a notable somebody. Her military service ended in 1946.

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Charity Standish

Charity Standish is a famed human.

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Chacha Eke

Chacha Eke is an actor and actress. She has had major accomplishments since 2009. Chacha was given the name Charity Eke in Ebonyi.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Charity

Amy Charity

Amy Charity is a notable person. Amy was born on November 25th, 1976.

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Sister Charity

Sister Charity is a singer/songwriter and tv presenter. Her ongoing career started in 2000. Sister was given the name Kyobutungi Charity on June 7th, 1980 in Sheema District.

Blessed Teresa of Calcutta of theMissionaries of Charity is a saint. They hold the title Virgin, Consecrated religious, and Nun.

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John Charity

John Charity is an athlete for the Rivers Angels F.C.

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How popular is the baby name Charity in the U.S.?

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Year	Total Babies Born	Girls Born	Boys Born
1880	29	29	0
1881	22	22	0
1882	30	30	0
1883	29	29	0
1884	31	31	0
1885	21	21	0
1886	38	38	0
1887	40	40	0
1888	47	47	0
1889	36	36	0
1890	53	53	0
1891	37	37	0
1892	35	35	0
1893	31	31	0
1894	41	41	0
1895	40	40	0
1896	39	39	0
1897	43	43	0
1898	50	50	0
1899	31	31	0
1900	44	44	0
1901	34	34	0
1902	34	34	0
1903	32	32	0
1904	44	44	0
1905	46	46	0
1906	53	53	0
1907	47	47	0
1908	50	50	0
1909	32	32	0
1910	44	44	0
1911	46	46	0
1912	55	55	0
1913	68	68	0
1914	59	59	0
1915	75	75	0
1916	79	79	0
1917	73	73	0
1918	75	75	0
1919	84	84	0
1920	63	63	0
1921	57	57	0
1922	57	57	0
1923	53	53	0
1924	70	70	0
1925	62	62	0
1926	51	51	0
1927	66	66	0
1928	53	53	0
1929	41	41	0
1930	41	41	0
1931	47	47	0
1932	48	48	0
1933	24	24	0
1934	30	30	0
1935	46	46	0
1936	34	34	0
1937	33	33	0
1938	40	40	0
1939	42	42	0
1940	42	42	0
1941	44	44	0
1942	42	42	0
1943	51	51	0
1944	39	39	0
1945	36	36	0
1946	49	49	0
1947	53	53	0
1948	48	48	0
1949	53	53	0
1950	55	55	0
1951	54	54	0
1952	50	50	0
1953	56	56	0
1954	38	38	0
1955	43	43	0
1956	57	57	0
1957	59	59	0
1958	51	51	0
1959	56	56	0
1960	69	69	0
1961	106	106	0
1962	82	82	0
1963	77	77	0
1964	74	74	0
1965	86	86	0
1966	99	99	0
1967	94	94	0
1968	115	115	0
1969	234	234	0
1970	342	342	0
1971	342	342	0
1972	583	583	0
1973	957	957	0
1974	1,409	1,409	0
1975	1,429	1,421	8
1976	1,208	1,203	5
1977	1,196	1,196	0
1978	1,071	1,066	5
1979	1,202	1,197	5
1980	1,061	1,061	0
1981	970	964	6
1982	858	858	0
1983	814	814	0
1984	790	790	0
1985	917	912	5
1986	861	856	5
1987	741	741	0
1988	648	648	0
1989	568	568	0
1990	536	536	0
1991	552	552	0
1992	485	485	0
1993	515	515	0
1994	483	483	0
1995	495	495	0
1996	489	489	0
1997	464	464	0
1998	476	476	0
1999	482	482	0
2000	606	606	0
2001	574	574	0
2002	543	543	0
2003	534	534	0
2004	504	504	0
2005	421	421	0
2006	432	432	0
2007	436	436	0
2008	368	368	0
2009	314	314	0
2010	314	314	0
2011	309	309	0
2012	272	272	0
2013	257	257	0
2014	244	244	0
2015	202	202	0

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Popularity of Charity as a first name

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Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity		Charity	U.S.
█	White	20.94%	64.26%
█	African American	69.98%	11.96%
█	Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander	0.80%	4.85%
█	American Indian and Alaska Native	0.99%	0.69%
█	Two or More Ethnicities	5.68%	1.76%
█	Hispanic or Latino	1.61%	16.26%

Of Last Name Charity

People with the last name Charity are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Charity

How Popular is the name Charity? Charity is the 1,246^th most popular name of all time. As a last name Charity was the 17,428^th most popular name in 2010.
How many people with the first name Charity have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2015, the Social Security Administration has recorded 34,041 babies born with the first name Charity in the United States. That's more than enough people named Charity to occupy the country of San Marino with an estimated population of 32,312 (as of March 31, 2012).
What year were 5 or more babies first named Charity? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 29 new born babies.
When was Charity first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Charity is Saturday, March 23rd, 1867.
What year had the most people named Charity born? The highest recorded use of the first name Charity was in 1975 with a total of 1,421 babies. That's a lot of babies named Charity!
Random Charity Factoid: According to the 1975 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Charity ranks 100^th in popularity as a baby girl's name in South Dakota. Imagine that, 11 babies in South Dakota have the same name as you in 1975.
Weird things about the name Charity: Your name in reverse order is Ytirahc. A random rearrangement of the letters in your name (anagram) will give Tcaryih. How do you pronounce that?
How many people have the last name Charity? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,619 people with the last name Charity.
How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Charity? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Charity as their last name since less than 1 person in 182k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!