The movement takes its name from the Greek words charis, which is the English transliteration of the Greek word for “grace,” and mata, which is the Greek word meaning “gifts.”
Kinuha ang pangalan ng kilusang ito mula sa salitang Griyego na "charis" na isinalin sa wikang Tagalog na "grasya" at sa Ingles ay "grace," at salitang "mata", na salitang Griyego ay nangangahulugang "kaloob."