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krista

/kɹˈɪstə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables
krista
IPA
/kɹˈɪstə/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Etymology

A spelling variant of Christa, a modern short form of Christina, partly borrowed from German Christa.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Homonyms

christa

Rhymes With

vista christa sandinista arista calista batiste baptista crista altavista basista

Questions

How do you pronounce krista?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈɪstə/.
What does krista mean?
A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Where does krista come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce krista

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