"Christa" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Contraction of Christina and Christiana. Rare until the second half of the 20th century, reinforced by the German Christa. Etymology templates: {{m|en|Christina}} Christina, {{m|en|Christiana}} Christiana, {{m|de|Christa}} Christa Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Christa
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Synonyms: Krista Translations (female given name): Christa (Danish), Krista (Estonian), Krista (Finnish), Christa (German), Krista (Latvian), Krista (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Christa-en-name-G1A8salx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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