Carita

Meaning & origin

Carita is a girl's name of Italian origin, traditionally used in Christian families. The name means "Charity, love — Carita (Italian Carità, from Latin caritas) is the third and greatest of the three theological virtues, the love that wills the good of the other. Latin caritas is St. Paul's word in 1 Corinthians 13: 'and the greatest of these is charity.' A name carrying St. Paul's hymn to love." and belongs to the Love cluster — names for children loved deeply before they arrive.

Common among Italian, European families, Carita carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.

Numerology of Carita

Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Carita resonates in either tradition.

How Carita sounds

NameRoot scores the phonetic fit of every name against the sound of your last name. The pronunciation of Carita breaks down into 6 phonemes: /K-AA-R-IH-T-AA/. In the app, you'll see how those sounds flow with your family name across rhythm, stress, and consonant clusters.

Nicknames

Common affectionate forms of Carita — useful for everyday family conversation, early childhood, or as standalone given names themselves.

The six signals, applied to Carita

NameRoot scores every name across six independent dimensions. Here's how Carita maps to each — install the app to see the full compatibility score for your specific family.