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Charidy

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How to Pronounce Charidy

Pronounced CHAIR-uh-dee /ˈtʃɛrɪdi/Low

Meaning: Charidy is a phonetic respelling of Charity, one of the three great virtue names alongside Faith and Hope. Charity comes from the Latin caritas, meaning 'Christian love' or 'selfless love,' and was adopted by Puritans as a given name. Charidy keeps that virtue meaning while softening the spelling to a -idy ending.Low

In 30 seconds: Charidy is a rare girl's name, a respelling of Charity, from the Latin for 'Christian love.' It appeared around 1978 (said CHAIR-uh-dee).

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Origin LowLatin

MeaningCharidy is a phonetic respelling of Charity, one of the three great virtue names alongside Faith and Hope. Charity comes from the Latin caritas, meaning 'Christian love' or 'selfless love,' and was adopted by Puritans as a given name. Charidy keeps that virtue meaning while softening the spelling to a -idy ending.

U.S. rank (2011)#17323 ↘ Falling

2011 U.S. births5 girls (0.00% of U.S. girls)

Peak year1978

Total births (all-time)≈ 135

Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data

U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.

SSA data updated May 2026. How we source & verify this data.

History & Origin

Charidy respells the virtue name Charity, from the Latin caritas, 'Christian love.' Where Charity has a long history among Puritan and later American families, Charidy is a recent, softer restyling that stayed rare. It carries the same warm meaning while reading as a more informal, modern spelling.

Charidy had its small peak around 1978, given to only about fourteen girls in its peak year. A girl named Charidy then is in her mid-forties today, a Generation X name.

Did you know? Charidy's parent, Charity, joins Faith and Hope as one of the classic virtue names that Puritan families gave their daughters, from the Latin caritas, 'selfless love.'

Overall data confidence 40%

References - Charidy — Respelling of Charity (Latin caritas 'Christian love'); virtue name; late-1970s use.

Variations

CharityCharitieCheritie

Nicknames

CharChariDee

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Frequently Asked

What does the name Charidy mean?

It is a respelling of Charity, from the Latin caritas, 'Christian love' or 'charity.'

How do you pronounce Charidy?

It is said CHAIR-uh-dee /ˈtʃɛrɪdi/ - three syllables, stress on the first.

Is Charidy a boy or girl name?

Charidy is used as a girl's name.

How popular is Charidy?

It was always rare, given to only about fourteen girls in its peak year around the late nineteen-seventies.