Χρίστος

Greek

Alternative forms
  • Χρήστος m (Chrístos)

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós).

Pronunciation

Homophone: Χρήστος (Chrístos)

Proper noun

Χρίστος • (Chrístos) m

  1. A male given name
  2. 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
Declension of Χρίστος (Chrístos)
singular
nominative Χρίστος •
genitive Χρίστου •
accusative Χρίστο •
vocative Χρίστο •

Derived terms
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