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Харитон
“showering favors, generous”
Харитон (Xarytón) is a masculine given name from Ancient Greek. It is used in Russian and Ukrainian.
Russian and UkrainianWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Hariton.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Харитон goes back to Ancient Greek Χαρίτων, meaning “showering favors, generous.”
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Харитон’s family of names
In Russian usage, Харитон has a later derivative in Harakka. In Russian usage, Харитон has a conventional equivalent in the French form CHARITON. In Russian usage, Харитон has a transliteration in HARITON.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Харитон has relatives in 5 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
Ancient Greekwhere Харитон comes from · 1 name
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Харитон
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