Charis

Gender Feminine & Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek, Greek
Scripts Χάρις(Ancient Greek) Χάρης, Χάρις(Greek)
Pronounced Pron. KA-REES(Classical Greek)
 KHA-rees(Greek)
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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

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

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Entry updated January 21, 2022