Χρήστος

See also: χρηστός

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek, from Ancient Greek χρηστός (khrēstós).

Pronunciation

Homophone: Χρίστος (Chrístos)

Proper noun

Χρήστος • (Chrístos) m

  1. a male given name
  2. Any of the several saints whose feast day in the Greek Orthodox tradition is 25 December.

Usage notes
  • Although the two names (Χρίστος, Χρήστος) are interchangeable in spoken language, most people prefer to write their name strictly as one of the two exclusively.

Declension
  Χρήστος
case     \     number singular
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genitive Χρήστου •
accusative Χρήστο •
vocative Χρήστο •

Derived terms
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