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Carita

kah-REE-tuh

Rare & Uncommon ✦ Vintage

✦ Meaning

“Latin origin from 'caritas' meaning 'love' or 'charity.' Associated with virtue and compassion in religious and classical contexts.”

Popularity Over Time

Carita US popularity rank over timeRank 16554 in 1999 to rank 1901 in 1900. Lower rank numbers are more popular.#1901#9228#16554190019201940196019801999

Carita is not currently in the US top 1000.

Origin

Latin

Syllables

3

Nicknames

CaraRitaCari

Style

RomanticElegantSoftVintage

Famous Bearers

  • Carita Vansant

Collections

Works Everywhere → Beautiful But Not Top 100 → Vintage Revival →

Similar Names

Cara

Irish Rare & Uncommon

Carla

Germanic Rare & Uncommon

Charity

Latin Rare & Uncommon

Clara

Latin Top 100

Sibling Name Ideas

Lucia

Italian Top 100

Stella

Latin Top 50

Elena

Greek Top 50

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Cross-Cultural Notes

Works well in Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese

People Also Ask

Latin origin from 'caritas' meaning 'love' or 'charity.' Associated with virtue and compassion in religious and classical contexts.

Carita is not currently in the US top 1000, making it a genuinely rare choice. It's making a comeback as part of the vintage name wave.

Popular nicknames for Carita include Cara, Rita, Cari.

Names that pair beautifully with Carita include Lucia, Stella, Elena.