Chariton, Charitina, Charitinë

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  • Origin: Greek Χαρίτων
  • Meaning: “grace; kindness.”

Chariton is an ancient Greek masculine name derived from χάρις (charis), meaning “grace, kindness, favor.”

The name was borne by Saint Chariton the Confessor (4th century), a revered Christian monk and founder of several monasteries in the Judaean Desert. His feast day is observed in the Eastern Orthodox Church on September 28.


Chariton also appears in classical Greek literature as a personal name. It was the name of a 1st-century Greek writer.

International Variations

  • Khariton خاريتون, Խարիտոն, ⲭⲁⲣⲓⲧⲟⲛ, Харитон (Arabic, Armenian, Bulgarian, Coptic, Russian)
  • Hariton ܚܪܝܛܘܢ, Харитина (Assyrian, Bulgarian, Estonian, Macedonian, Romanian, Serbian)
  • Charitón (Czech)
  • Chariton (English, German, French, Polish)
  • Caritón (Galician, Spanish)
  • Kharit’on ხარიტონ (Georgian)
  • Karíton (Icelandic)
  • Caritone (Italian)
  • Charitonas (Lithuanian)
  • Caritão (Portuguese)
  • Kharyton Xaryton (Ukrainian).

Charitine, Charitina

The feminine form of Charitine (Χαριτίνη) is the feminine counterpart, and it was latinized as Charitina. An English pronuncitation would be KARE-e-TEE-nee (Grk), and KARE-e-TEE-nah or KARE-e-TIE-nuh).

Saint Charitine of Rome (also known as Charitina, 4th century) is a virgin martyr honored in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Churches. The feast day and designated name-day is October 8th.

Charitina was later borne by a Medieval Russian Orthodox saint of Lithuania. Very little is known of her hagiography other than her being an indigenous Lithuanian woman who was born pagan but later converted to Christianity.

Female International Variations

  • Haritina خاريتينا / حاريتينا (Arabic, mainly used among Arab-speaking Christians)
  • Kharitine არიტონ, ხარიტინე (Armenian, Georgian)
  • Haritini, Haritina ܚܪܝܛܝܢ (Assyrian)
  • Harycina Харыціна (Belarusian)
  • Haritina Харитина (Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian, Romanian)
  • Charitinë (English, Greek – Classical)
  • Charitine (French, SHAH-HHREE-TEEN)
  • Charitini, Haritini (Greek – Modern)
  • Charitina Харитина (Latin, Lithuanian, Russian)
  • Charytyna (Polish)
  • Kharytyna Харитина (Ukrainian)

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