Christa (given name)
| Christa | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | KRIS-tah |
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Greek |
| Meaning | "Anointed" or "Chosen One" |
Christa is a female given name, which derives potentially from Greek word, "Christos" (Χρίστος), meaning "anointed" or "chosen one". Its use is rare and, can be mostly found in Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Germany. [1]
"1015 Christa" is the name of an asteroid, discovered by Karl W.Reinmuth in 1924.
People known as Christa
- Christa Ackroyd (born 1957), television and radio presenter
- Christa B. Allen (born 1991), American child actress
- Christa Bauch (born 1947), professional bodybuilder
- Christa Borden (21st century), Canadian pop singer
- Christa Calamas (21st century), former Secretary of the Florida Agency for HCA
- Christa Campbell (born 1973), American actress and model
- Christa Czekay (born 1944), retired West German sprinter
- Christa Faust (born 1969), American author
- Christa Fontana (20th century), Italian luger
- Christa Gannon (20th century), American basketball player
- Christa Gietl (born 1977), Italian luger
- Christa Hughes (21st century), Australian singer
- Christa Johnson (born 1958), American golfer
- Christa Kinshofer (born 1961), retired German alpine skier
- Christa Klaß (born 1951), German politician
- Christa Klecker (20th century), Austrian luger
- Christa Luding-Rothenburger (born 1959), former speed skater and track cyclist
- Christa Ludwig (born 1928), German retired mezzo-soprano
- Christa McAuliffe (1948–1986), American teacher and astronaut
- Christa Miller (born 1964), American actress
- Christa Pike (born 1976), youngest woman to be sentenced to death in the United States
- Christa Päffgen (pseudonym for Nico) (born 1938), German fashion model, later actress & singer
- Christa Prets (born 1947), Austrian politician
- Christa Rigozzi (born 1983), Miss Switzerland 2006
- Christa Sauls (born 1972), American model and actress
- Christa Schroeder (1908–1984), one of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s personal secretaries
- Christa Speck (born 1942), German model and actress
- Christa Staak (21st century), German rower
- Christa Stubnick (born 1933), East German athlete
- Christa Williams (born 1926), German pop singer
- Christa Winsloe (1888–1944), German novelist, playwright and sculptor
- Christa Wolf (1929–2011), German literary critic, novelist, and essayist
- Christa Worthington (1956–2002), American fashion writer
References
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