Krista

See also: krista and kristā

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Krista

  1. A female given name.

Anagrams

Danish

Etymology

Variant spelling of Christa, from German Christa.

Proper noun

Krista

  1. A female given name.

Estonian

Etymology

From German Christa. A variant of Kristiina (“Christina”).

Proper noun

Krista

  1. A female given name.

Faroese

Proper noun

Krista

  1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Krista: Kristuson
  • daughter of Krista: Kristudóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Krista
Accusative Kristu
Dative Kristu
Genitive Kristu

Finnish

Etymology

From German Christa. First recorded in Finland in the 1940s.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkristɑ]
  • Hyphenation: Kris‧ta

Proper noun

Krista

  1. A female given name.

Declension

Inflection of Krista (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Krista Kristat
genitive Kristan Kristojen
partitive Kristaa Kristoja
illative Kristaan Kristoihin
singular plural
nominative Krista Kristat
accusative nom. Krista Kristat
gen. Kristan
genitive Kristan Kristojen
Kristainrare
partitive Kristaa Kristoja
inessive Kristassa Kristoissa
elative Kristasta Kristoista
illative Kristaan Kristoihin
adessive Kristalla Kristoilla
ablative Kristalta Kristoilta
allative Kristalle Kristoille
essive Kristana Kristoina
translative Kristaksi Kristoiksi
instructive — Kristoin
abessive Kristatta Kristoitta
comitative — Kristoineen

Anagrams

Icelandic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkʰrɪsta/
  • Rhymes: -ɪsta

Proper noun

Krista f

  1. A female given name

Declension

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1683. Short form of Kristīna (“Christina”).

Proper noun

Krista f

  1. A female given name.

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • Population Register of Latvia: Krista was the only given name of 1701 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
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