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Christa - name meaning, origin|
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The girl's name Christa \ch-ris-ta, chr(i)-sta\ is pronounced KRIS-tah. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "anointed one, Christian". Latinate short form of Christine and Christina. Probably originated in Germany. Chrysta's spelling may refer to the Greek word for "gold" or "golden".
Christa has 9 variant forms: Christina, Christy, Chryssa, Chrysta, Chrystie, Crista, Crysta, Crystie and Krysta.
For more information, see also related names Krista and Trista.
Baby names that sound like Christa are Christan, Christi, Chrissta and Christal.
Christa is a very common first name for women (#564 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)
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