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in reply to a message by Orla.
Depends. In the King James Bible, charity (Latin caritas, meaning tenderness or non-sexual love) is a synonym for love: modern translations have 'faith, hope and love' rather than 'faith, hope and charity'.
In modern English, charity means donating time and/or money to deserving causes. Which is not really much like a name. And, there is the proverb 'as cold as charity', which suggests a certain grim determination which is downright unsuitable as a name.
I wouldn't touch it. Cara, now dated, would be OK; Caritas would be good but perhaps tricky to carry off.
In modern English, charity means donating time and/or money to deserving causes. Which is not really much like a name. And, there is the proverb 'as cold as charity', which suggests a certain grim determination which is downright unsuitable as a name.
I wouldn't touch it. Cara, now dated, would be OK; Caritas would be good but perhaps tricky to carry off.
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