Boy · Greek
Charalambos
Say it: ha-RA-lam-bos
Meaning
From Greek chara 'joy' and lampein 'to shine'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
A traditional Greek name through Saint Charalambos.
Its wave through time
No birth counts are recorded for this name in the records loaded here: it has been given to fewer than five babies a year, or not at all, since records began.
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Babis
Famous bearers
- Saint Charalambos, martyr
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Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- National birth statistics of European countries source
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