Meaning of name Charity

The names of some famous persons by the name Charity (or its variants) are:

Charity Shea, born on 4 December, a famous actress. Charity Shea's background: American actress and former SPORTSbyBROOKS girl. She is best known for playing Samantha Best in the television series 'The Best Years'. She will reprise that role when 'The Best Years' returns with Season Two in 2008.

Charity Wakefield, born on 11 October, a famous actress. Charity Wakefield's background: English actress who trained at the Oxford School of Drama. She is most recently known to have played Marianne Dashwood in the latest, 2008 TV adaptation of Jane Austen's popular novel 'Sense and Sensibility'.

Charity Opara, born on 20 May , a famous athlete. Charity Opara's background: Former Nigerian athlete. She usually competes in short distance running, namely 400 metres. She is especially good at relays, an event for which she won the silver medal in the Olympics 1996.