Caridad as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Caridad

What is the meaning of the name Caridad ?

The baby name Caridad is a Female name , 3 syllables long and is pronounced Spanish: /ka.ɾiˈðað/ ; Anglicized: KAH-ree-DAHD.

Caridad is Spanish in Origin.

Caridad is the Spanish feminine given name rooted in Latin caritas “charity, dearness,” denoting the Christian theological virtue of self-giving love. Used across Spain and the Hispanic world since the early modern era, it gained special prominence in Cuba after the 17th‑century cult of Nuestra Señora de la Caridad del Cobre, the nation’s patroness; María de la Caridad and standalone Caridad appear widely in baptismal and civil records throughout Cuba, Puerto Rico, and diasporic communities.

The name means charity in the sense of compassionate, active love. International equivalents include Portuguese/Galician Caridade, Italian Carità, French Charité, English Charity, and ecclesiastical Latin Caritas; a rarer related form is Caritina. In Spanish, affectionate diminutives and nicknames include Cari and the Cuban beloved Cachita (apt for devotees of the Virgin). Variant spellings are uncommon, though compound forms such as Caridad del Cobre or María Caridad reflect devotional heritage.