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Christa
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christã
English
Alternative forms
en Krista
Etymology
Contraction of en Christina and en Christiana. Rare until the second half of the 20th century, reinforced by the German de Christa.
Proper noun
en female Ancient Greek.
Translations
female given name
Danish: da Christa
Estonian: et Krista
Finnish: fi Krista
German: de Christa
Latvian: lv Krista
Swedish: sv Krista
Anagrams
en achirst archist
Danish
Alternative forms
da Krista
Proper noun
da female borrowed from German de Christa
Dutch
Etymology
Probably borrowed from nl de Christa, where it is a shortening of de Christina and de Christiane.
Pronunciation
nl /ˈkrɪs.taː/
nl Nl-Christa.ogg
nl Chris ta
Proper noun
f
nl female
Related terms
nl Christina
nl Christine
German
Etymology
Short form of de Christiane and de Christina. Popularized through 19th century German literature.
Pronunciation
de /ˈkʁɪsta/
de De-Christa.ogg
de De-Christa2.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun f
de female
Usage notes
Popular in Germany in the 1930s and the 1940s.