Charity
f.
Middle English charite, French charité, from Latin caritatem 'charity'.
This virtue name came into use in England in the 2nd half of the 16th century.
- England
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- Early Modern English
- ● 1540 Cherite BarnstapleBap p. 1;
1541 Cheryte ibid. p. 2;
1556 Charite ibid. p. 9;
1561 Charytie ibid. p. 11;
1562 Charyte ibid. p. 12;
1564 Charyte ibid. p. 13;
1571 Charitye DEmar-vol1 p. 82;
1585 Charity DEmar-vol2 p. 11;
1586 Charitie HAmar-vol9 p. 68;
1588 Charity DEmar-vol2 p. 15;
1589 Charity ibid. p. 19;
1593 Charity ibid. p. 27;
1594 Charity ibid. p. 29;
1598 Charity ibid. p. 38;
1599 Charity ibid. p. 40
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Charity". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2017, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2017/1/name/Charity.