Χρίστος
Greek
Alternative forms
- Χρήστος m (Chrístos)
Etymology
From Byzantine Greek, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Χρίστος • (Chrístos) m
- a male given name
- Any of the several saints whose feast day in the Greek Orthodox tradition is 25 December.
Usage notes
- Although the two names (Χρήστος, Χρίστος) are interchangeable in spoken language, most people prefer to write their name strictly as one of the two exclusively.
Declension
Χρίστος
Derived terms
Categories:
- Greek terms inherited from Byzantine Greek
- Greek terms derived from Byzantine Greek
- Greek terms inherited from Ancient Greek
- Greek terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Greek terms with homophones
- Greek lemmas
- Greek proper nouns
- Greek masculine nouns
- Greek given names
- Greek male given names
- Greek nouns declining like 'Αλέκος'