"Charis" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈkeɪɹɪs/, /ˈkæɹɪs/, [ˈkaɹɪs] [British, Southern, Standard] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sumxr-Charis.wav [US]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Χάρις (Kháris, literally “beauty, elegance, charm, grace”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|grc|Χάρις|lit=beauty, elegance, charm, grace}} Ancient Greek Χάρις (Kháris, literally “beauty, elegance, charm, grace”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Charis
  1. (Greek mythology) Aglaea, one of the Charites. Tags: Greek
    Sense id: en-Charis-en-name-kiLvLYSk Categories (other): Greek deities, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 60 40 Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    Sense id: en-Charis-en-name-G1A8salx Categories (other): English female given names, English given names, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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