Kharon

What does Kharon mean?

The name Kharon is commonly a male name from the "Greek" origin.

Kharon is a transliteration of the Greek name Charon, spelled with kh to render the Greek letter chi. In Greek myth Charon is the ferryman who carries the dead across a river into Hades, a figure attested in texts such as Virgil's Aeneid and in Greek vase painting. The spelling Charon is the usual one in English, and Kharon corresponds more closely to the Greek letters.

Charon means "Ferryman across the river Styx".

Pronunciation

The pronunciation of Kharon is KARE-uhn.

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