Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek, Greek Mythology
Scripts Χαρμίδας(Ancient Greek)
Other Forms FormsKharmidas (variant transcription)
Meaning & History
Aeolic and Doric Greek form of Charmides, because it contains ίδας (idas), which is the Aeolic and Doric Greek form of the patronymic suffix ἴδης (ides).In Greek mythology, this is the name of a distinguished Spartan. He was sent to the island of Crete by king Alcamenes, who wanted him to quell the civil unrest there.