Charis (name)

For other uses, see Charis (disambiguation).

Charis

Pronunciation	/ˈkeɪrɪs/
Origin
Word/name	Ancient Greek
Meaning	"one of the Graces", "grace" or "kindness"
Other names
Related names	Charissa (English variant), Haris (Greek variant transcription)

Charis (Ancient Greek: Χάρις) is a given name derived from a Greek word meaning "grace, kindness, and life." It is a unisex name, overwhelmingly used for men in Greece and overwhelmingly used for women elsewhere in the world.

In Greek mythology, Charis is one of the Charites (Greek: Χάριτες) or "Graces", goddesses of charm, beauty, nature, human creativity and fertility.

The Greek and Hebrew biblical term Charis (χάρις) refers to good will, loving-kindness, favour, in particular to God's merciful grace.[1] It is used over 140 times[2] in the New Testament and is a central concept in the theology developed by St. Augustine of Hippo.[3]

It is used in the descriptive epithet of many plant genera and species.[4] Including; Ammocharis (meaning sand and beauty),[5] Eleocharis (meaning marsh and beauty), Englerocharis, Eucharis (meaning good and beauty), Hydrocharis (meaning water and beauty), Nomocharis, Argostemma phyllocharis (meaning leaf and beauty) and Pimelea ammocharis.

Notable people

• Charis Baniotis (born 1960), Greek footballer
• Charis Bekker (born 2004), Australian cricketer
• Charis Charisis (born 1995), Greek footballer
• Charis Eng (born 1962), Singapore-born physician, scientist and geneticist
• Charis Frankenburg (1892–1985), British author
• Charis Galanakis (born 1981), Greek researcher and scientist
• Charis Giannopoulos (born 1989), Greek basketball player
• Charis Grammos (born 1948), Greek footballer
• Charis Johnson (born 1972), Ponzi scheme operator
• Charis Kopitsis (born 1969), Greek footballer and manager
• Charis Kostakis (born 1990), Greek footballer
• Charis Kostopoulos (born 1964), Greek singer, songwriter, poet and composer
• Charis Kubrin, American criminologist
• Charis Markopoulos (born 1982), Greek basketball player and coach
• Charis Michelsen (born 1974), American actress and writer
• Charis Mullen (born 1974), Australian politician
• Charis Nicolaou (born 1974), Cypriot footballer
• Charis Papageorgiou (born 1953), Greek basketball player
• Charis Papazoglou (born 1953), Greek basketball player and coach
• Charis Pavely (born 2004), English cricketer
• Charis Pavlidis (born 1971), Greek water polo player and coach
• Charis Scott (born 2002), Scottish cricketer
• Charis Thompson, professor and author
• Charis Tsevis (born 1967), Greek visual designer, illustrator and art director
• Charis Waddy (1909–2004), Australian-born British author, lecturer and Islamic scholar
• Charis Wilson (1914–2009), American model and writer
• Charis Yulianto (born 1978), Indonesian footballer

See also

• All pages with titles beginning with Charis
• All pages with titles containing Charis
• Charisma
• Charls

References

1. Arichea, Daniel C. (1978). "Translating "Grace" (Charis) in the New Testament". The Bible Translator. 29 (2): 201–206. doi:10.1177/026009437802900201. S2CID 171579281.
2. "Charis Meaning in Bible - New Testament Greek Lexicon - New American Standard".
3. "God's Grace in Augustine's Theology". 6 March 2007.
4. Gledhill, David (2008). The Names of Plants. New York, New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 100. ISBN 9780521866453.
5. Herbert, William (1821). "An Appendix: Preliminary Treatise (pp. 1–14) and A Treatise &c. (pp. 15–52)". The Botanical Register. 7. Piccadilly, London: James Ridgway and Sherwood, Neely, and Sons.