Caristia

See also: caristia and charistia

English

Etymology

From the Sicilian surname Caristia.

Proper noun

Caristia (plural Caristias)

1. A surname from Sicilian.

Translations

surname

• Italian: Caristia
• Sicilian: Caristia, Carìstia

Italian

Etymology

From the Sicilian surname Caristia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈris.tja/
• Rhymes: -istja
• Hyphenation: Ca‧rì‧stia

Proper noun

Caristia m or f by sense

1. a surname from Sicilian

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara (2015–2026), Mappa dei Cognomi‎^[1]

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• Carìstia

Etymology

From Latin charistia (“Latin family holidays”), otherwise from the apheresis of Latin eucharistia (“gratitude, gracefulness”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek χαρίστια (kharístia) or from Ancient Greek χαριστήριος (kharistḗrios, “thanksgiving offering”), from χᾰρίζω (khărízō, “to gratify, give graciously”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈɾi.stja/
• IPA^(key): /kaˈɾi.sti.a/ (proparoxytone)
• Hyphenation: Ca‧rì‧stia

Proper noun

Caristia

1. a surname, Caristia

Descendants

• Italian: Caristia
• English: Caristia

See also

• caristìa