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Crist

Crist proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Crist (plural Crists)

  1. A surname from Old English.

Forms of Crist

pluralCrists

Origin of Crist

Apparently from Old English Crīst, Crist (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 Christian or Christopher.

Questions about Crist

What does Crist mean?
Crist means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Crist?
Crist is a proper noun.

Words near Crist in the dictionary

  1. Crissingers
  2. Crissman
  3. Crissmans
  4. crissum
  5. Crissy
  6. Crist
  7. crista
  8. crista ampullaris
  9. crista cutis
  10. cristacarpin
  11. cristae

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