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Krista

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

Proper noun

Krista

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Origin of Krista

A spelling variant of Christa, a modern short form of Christina, partly borrowed from German Christa.

Questions about Krista

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

Words near Krista in the dictionary

  1. krissed
  2. krisses
  3. Krissie
  4. krissing
  5. Krissy
  6. Krista
  7. Kristallnacht
  8. Kristang
  9. Kristen
  10. Kristensen
  11. Kristensens

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