Caritas: Name Meaning, Origin & Popularity

At a Glance

Meaning
Charity and selfless love
Origin
Latin
Gender
Girl
Pronunciation
KAIR-ih-tahs

Caritas is a Latin girl's name meaning “charity and selfless love”. It appears in our list of 175+ Latin Baby Girl Names That Are Classic and Timeless.

Meaning & Origin of Caritas

Meaning: Charity and selfless love.

Origin: Latin.

Source: Wiktionary.

How to Pronounce Caritas

KAIR-ih-tahsIPA /ˈkærɪtɑːs/

Popularity of Caritas

Caritas doesn’t appear in U.S. Social Security birth records, which include every name given to at least five babies in a year — so it’s rare in the U.S.

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