Krista
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== English ==
=== Etymology ===
A spelling variant of Christa, a modern short form of Christina, partly borrowed from German Christa.
=== Proper noun ===
Krista
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
=== Anagrams ===
at risk, at-risk, kirats, kraits, sarkit, straik, takirs
== Danish ==
=== Etymology ===
Variant spelling of Christa, from German Christa.
=== Proper noun ===
Krista
a female given name
== Estonian ==
=== Etymology ===
From German Christa. A variant of Kristiina (“Christina”).
=== Proper noun ===
Krista
a female given name
== Faroese ==
=== Proper noun ===
Krista
a female given name
==== Usage notes ====
Matronymics
Krista's son: Kristuson
Krista's daughter: Kristudóttir
==== Declension ====
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
From German Christa, akin to Kristiina. First recorded in Finland in the 1940s.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkristɑ/, [ˈkris̠tɑ̝]
Rhymes: -istɑ
Syllabification(key): Kris‧ta
Hyphenation(key): Kris‧ta
=== Proper noun ===
Krista
a female given name
==== Declension ====
==== Statistics ====
Krista is the 146th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 4,841 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,727 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
=== References ===
=== Anagrams ===
karsti, sirkat
== Icelandic ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkʰrɪsta/
Rhymes: -ɪsta
=== Proper noun ===
Krista f (proper noun, genitive singular Kristu)
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
a female given name
=== References ===
Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
[1] Population Register of Latvia: Krista was the only given name of 1701 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.