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Christa

Christa proper noun: a female given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Christa

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Forms of Christa

alternative formKrista

Origin of Christa

Contraction of Christina and Christiana. Rare until the second half of the 20th century, reinforced by the German Christa.

Questions about Christa

What does Christa mean?
Christa means a female given name from Ancient Greek.
What part of speech is Christa?
Christa is a proper noun.

Words near Christa in the dictionary

  1. Christ-killer
  2. Christ-killers
  3. Christ-mas
  4. Christ-worshipper
  5. Christ-worshippers
  6. Christa
  7. Christabel
  8. Christabella
  9. Christabellas
  10. Christabelle
  11. Christadelphian

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