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Crist
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Críst
English
+ (surname)
Etymology
Apparently from en ang Crīst, Crist Christ (the vowel may originally have been long in early OE, with subsequent shortening in late OE, see Notes for Christmas on the OED.com website), possibly applied as a nickname for someone who played the part of Christ in a pageant, or alternatively a pet form of the personal names en Christian or en Christopher.
Proper noun
s
en Old English.
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Crist is the 3401st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 10518 individuals. Crist is most common among White (93.74%) individuals.
Further reading
en surnames from nicknames surnames from patronymics
Catalan
Pronunciation
Proper noun
m
Christ
Middle English
Alternative forms
enm Cryst Criste Cryste Kryst Christ
enm Crest in compound
Etymology
enm :inh ang:Crist 1
From enm ang Crist, from enm la Christus, from enm grc Χριστός.
Pronunciation
enm /kriːst/ /krist/
Proper noun
enm proper noun
(Jesus) Christ
enm c. 1250 Lofsong Louerde Ich liuie, nout ich, auh crist liueð in me I don't live, but Christ lives in me.
enm c. 1325 Harrowing of Hell 241–245 louerd, for þi muchele grace / graunt vs in heouene one place; / Let vs neuer be forloren / for no sinne, crist ycoren / ah bring vs out of helle pyne Lord, for your great grace / give us a place in heaven; / Don't let us ever be lost / to any sin, chosen Christ, / but bring us out of Hell's torment.
Revelation 1 1 117 rre 1 Apocalips of iheſu criſt · which · god ȝaf to hym to make open to hiſe ſeruauntis .· whiche þingis it bihoueþ to be maad ſoone / ⁊ he ſignefiede ſending bi his aungel to his ſeruaunt ioon The apocalypse of Jesus Christ, which God gave to him to make clear to his servants what will necessarily happen soon. And he gave notice, sending [it] through his angel to John, his servant.
messiah, saviour
Related terms
enm Antecrist Cristemasse Cristen cristenen Cristien
Descendants
en Christ
sco Christ
yol Cresst
References
Crīst n MED10361 2018-04-27
enm Christianity Individuals
Old English
Alternative forms
ang Krist
ang ᛣᚱᛁᛋᛏ Ruthwell Cross
Etymology
ang :der la:Chrīstus 1
From ang la Christus, from ang grc Χριστός Christ, the Messiah the anointed one, from grc χρῑ́ω to anoint; to rub, smear (from ang ine-pro *gʰrey- to smear) + grc -τός suffix forming adjectives.
Pronunciation
Crist
ang ist 1
Noun
m
Christ
c. 800, Ruthwell Cross:
ang ᛣᚱᛁᛋᛏᚹᚫᛋᚩᚾᚱᚩᛞᛁᚻᚹᛖᚦᚱᚫᚦᛖᚱᚠᚢᛋᚫᚠᛠᚱᚱᚪᚾᛣᚹᚩᛗᚢᚫᚦᚦᛁᛚᚫᛏᛁᛚᚪᚾᚢᛗ Krist wæs on rōdi, hweþræ þēr fūsæ fearran kwōmu æþþilæ til ānum. Christ was on the cross, yet there in haste from afar came noble men unto him.
Declension
Crist sg
Derived terms
ang Cristes mæsse
ang Cristesmæsse
Descendants
enm Crist
See also
ang Dryhten
ang God
ang Hǣlend
ang Religion Gods
ang Christianity
Old Irish
Proper noun
sga proper noun m 1
sga Críst
Mutation
Welsh
Etymology
From cy la-ecc Christus, from cy grc Χριστός, proper noun use of grc χριστός the anointed one, a semantic loan of cy hbo מָשִׁיחַ anointed māšīaḥ.
Pronunciation
cy /kriːsd/ [kʰriːst] cy-N
cy /krɪsd/ [kʰrɪst] cy-S
Proper noun
m
Christ
Derived terms
cy drain Crist buckthorn
cy Iesu Grist
cy llys Crist, cy llysiau Crist common milkwort
Mutation
cy Christianity Individuals