Christa Name Meaning & Origin
Christa
Origin of the name Christa:
Latinate short form of Christine (a Christian, a follower of Christ) and any of the other names beginning with the element Chris-.
From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.
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- Comments and insights on the name Christa
I love the name, it's so pretty! Although, for the longest time I thought it was pronounced Chr-EE-sta.
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- Nicknames for Christa
Chris, Chrissy, Christy, Chrissie
- Meanings and history of the name Christa
Short form of Christine, Christina, or Christabel. Most common in Germany, Austria, Italy, and Switzerland.
- Famous real-life people named Christa
Christa Wolf, East German writer
Christa Kinshofer, German skier
Christa McAuliffe, American teacher and Challenger astronaut
Christa Miller, American actress
Christa Allen, American actress- Christa in song, story & screen
Christa Lenz, the pseudonym for Historia Reiss (Attack On Titan/Shingeki No Kyojin, Japanese anime)