71%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English Pronounced Pron. kə-RIS-ə [key·IPA] Meaning & HistoryExpand Links Elaborated form of Charis. Edmund Spencer used it in his epic poem The Faerie Queene (1590). Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantsCarissa, Karissa, CharismaOther Languages & CulturesCharis(Ancient Greek) Charis, Haris(Greek) PopularityDetails Last ranked #367 in 2011 Netherlands Last ranked #929 in 1986 United States People think this name isRate·Details formal upper class wholesome refined strange complex Categories currently out of the US top 1000, Edmund Spenser characters, elaborated forms, figure skaters, grace, ice skaters, journalists, kindness, literature, psychology, scientists, TV presenters, virtues
