Charity
Eigennamehäufig in Dialogen
A female given name from English.
Eigenname
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A female given name from English.
By Gis and by Saint Charity, / Alack, and fie for shame!
Tessa giggled. 'What a dreadful name! Is she really called Charity?' 'Yes. She really is.' Mark recalled how glorious the name of Charity had sounded to him in the beginning. 'It's not her fault she's called Charity,' he added defensively.
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The 107th sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
Herkunft
From charity in the Biblical sense of Christian love; first used by Puritans. In early Christian tradition, Faith, Hope and Charity were the martyred daughters of Saint Sophia. The names, taken from 1 Corinthians 13:13 ("And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity") have been translated and used in many languages. The name of the sura (chapter) is one of several translations of the original Arabic.
Charity · A female given name from English.
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