82%RatingSave Gender Masculine Usage Ancient Greek [1] Scripts Χάρης(Ancient Greek) Pronounced Pron. /kʰá.rɛːs/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Greek χάρις (charis) meaning "grace, kindness". This was the name of a 4th-century BC Athenian general. It was also borne by the sculptor who crafted the Colossus of Rhodes. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details RootcharisVariantCharitonFeminine FormCharisOther Languages & CulturesCharis, Haris(Greek) Khariton(Russian) Categories Ancient Greek words, artists, grace, history, kindness, sculptors, virtues Sources & References Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Χάρης.