Given name · Greek
Χρίστος
Χρίστος (Chrístos) is a masculine given name from Byzantine Greek, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Greek.
GreekWritten in Greek script. In English: Chrístos.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Χρίστος comes from Byzantine Greek, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Χρίστος’s family of names
In Greek usage, Χρίστος has a diminutive in Χριστάκης. In Greek usage, Χρίστος has a transliteration in Chrístos. In Greek usage, Χρίστος has a related form in Χρήστος.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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