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The Portuguese form of this name is Caridade.
Caridad is very common among Cubans/Cuban Americans and has been used for centuries. This is because La Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre (Lady/Virgin of Charity of El Cobre) is the patroness of Cuba. The basilica in her honor is located in El Cobre, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. The history of La Caridad del Cobre dates back to 1612. There is also La Virgen de la Caridad in Sevilla, Spain. Many use the diminutive Cari or Cary. [noted -ed]
With 148 018 bearers, Caridad is the 5th most common feminine given name in Cuba (2014 Data).Source: https://forebears.io/forenames/caridad
The Spanish ending -dad is equivalent to the English -ity.
Cute, though I'm not strong on the "-dad" ending. I prefer Carita.
Caridad was the name of one of the (surviving) potentials in the supernatural drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer. She was portrayed by Dania Ramirez.
A cute nickname for Caridad is Dadi (dah-dee).
Caridad is the name of one of the female protagonists of Ana Castillo's "So Far From God," and plays an integral part in Castillo's refiguring a new Chicana hybrid spirituality, as La Armitaña Santa.

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