View source for Krista

{{also|krista|kristā}}
==English==

===Etymology===
A spelling variant of {{m|en|Christa}}, a modern short form of [[Christina]], partly borrowed from {{der|en|de|Christa}}.

===Proper noun===
{{en-proper noun}}

# {{given name|en|female|from=Ancient Greek}}.

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=aikrst|at risk|at-risk|kirats|kraits|sarkit|straik|takirs}}

==Danish==

===Etymology===
Variant spelling of [[Christa]], from {{der|da|de|Christa}}.

===Proper noun===
{{head|da|proper noun}}

# {{given name|da|female}}

==Estonian==

===Etymology===
From {{der|et|de|Christa}}. A variant of {{m|et|Kristiina||[[Christina]]}}.

===Proper noun===
{{head|et|proper noun}}

# {{given name|et|female}}

==Faroese==

===Proper noun===
{{head|fo|proper noun}}

# {{given name|fo|female}}

====Usage notes====
''Matronymics''
* son of Krista: '''Kristuson'''
* daughter of Krista: '''Kristudóttir'''

====Declension====
{{fo-decl-proper-noun-s-indef|Krista|Kristu|Kristu|Kristu}}

==Finnish==

===Etymology===
From {{der|fi|de|Christa}}. First recorded in Finland in the 1940s.

===Pronunciation===
{{fi-pronunciation}}

===Proper noun===
{{fi-proper noun}}

# {{given name|fi|female}}

====Declension====
{{fi-decl-kala|Krist|||a}}

====Statistics====
* {{fi-stats-given-name|dvv_20230203|f=4848|fx=1720|ford=145}}

===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|fi|a=aikrst|karsti|sirkat}}

==Icelandic==

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|is|/ˈkʰrɪsta/}}
* {{rhymes|is|ɪsta|s=2}}

===Proper noun===
{{head|is|proper noun|g=f}}

# {{given name|is|female}}

====Declension====
{{is-decl-noun-f-w1|Kr|i|st}}

==Latvian==

===Etymology===
First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1683. Short form of {{m|lv|Kristīna||[[Christina]]}}.

===Proper noun===
{{head|lv|proper noun|g=f}}

# {{given name|lv|female}}

===References===
* Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, {{ISBN|5-7966-0278-0}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20181215172002/https://www.pmlp.gov.lv/lv/statistika/personvardu.html] Population Register of Latvia: Krista was the only given name of 1701 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.