# Krista
## English
### Etymology

A spelling variant of Christa, a modern short form of Christina, partly borrowed from German Christa.

### Proper noun

Krista
* A female given name from Ancient Greek.

### Anagrams

* at risk, at-risk, kirats, kraits, sarkit, straik, takirs

## Danish
### Etymology

Variant spelling of Christa, from German Christa.

### Proper noun

Krista
* a female given name

## Estonian
### Etymology

From German Christa. A variant of Kristiina (“Christina”).

### Proper noun

Krista
* a female given name

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Krista
* a female given name

#### Usage notes

Matronymics
* son of Krista: Kristuson
* daughter of Krista: Kristudóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

From German Christa. First recorded in Finland in the 1940s.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkristɑ/, [ˈkris̠tɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -istɑ
* Hyphenation: Kris‧ta

### Proper noun

Krista
* a female given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Krista (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kristani
Kristani
accusative
nom.
Kristani
Kristani
gen.
Kristani
genitive
Kristani
Kristojeni Kristaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Kristaani
Kristojani
inessive
Kristassani
Kristoissani
elative
Kristastani
Kristoistani
illative
Kristaani
Kristoihini
adessive
Kristallani
Kristoillani
ablative
Kristaltani
Kristoiltani
allative
Kristalleni
Kristoilleni
essive
Kristanani
Kristoinani
translative
Kristakseni
Kristoikseni
abessive
Kristattani
Kristoittani
instructive
comitative
—Kristoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kristasi
Kristasi
accusative
nom.
Kristasi
Kristasi
gen.
Kristasi
genitive
Kristasi
Kristojesi Kristaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Kristaasi
Kristojasi
inessive
Kristassasi
Kristoissasi
elative
Kristastasi
Kristoistasi
illative
Kristaasi
Kristoihisi
adessive
Kristallasi
Kristoillasi
ablative
Kristaltasi
Kristoiltasi
allative
Kristallesi
Kristoillesi
essive
Kristanasi
Kristoinasi
translative
Kristaksesi
Kristoiksesi
abessive
Kristattasi
Kristoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Kristoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kristamme
Kristamme
accusative
nom.
Kristamme
Kristamme
gen.
Kristamme
genitive
Kristamme
Kristojemme Kristaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Kristaamme
Kristojamme
inessive
Kristassamme
Kristoissamme
elative
Kristastamme
Kristoistamme
illative
Kristaamme
Kristoihimme
adessive
Kristallamme
Kristoillamme
ablative
Kristaltamme
Kristoiltamme
allative
Kristallemme
Kristoillemme
essive
Kristanamme
Kristoinamme
translative
Kristaksemme
Kristoiksemme
abessive
Kristattamme
Kristoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Kristoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kristanne
Kristanne
accusative
nom.
Kristanne
Kristanne
gen.
Kristanne
genitive
Kristanne
Kristojenne Kristainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Kristaanne
Kristojanne
inessive
Kristassanne
Kristoissanne
elative
Kristastanne
Kristoistanne
illative
Kristaanne
Kristoihinne
adessive
Kristallanne
Kristoillanne
ablative
Kristaltanne
Kristoiltanne
allative
Kristallenne
Kristoillenne
essive
Kristananne
Kristoinanne
translative
Kristaksenne
Kristoiksenne
abessive
Kristattanne
Kristoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Kristoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kristansa
Kristansa
accusative
nom.
Kristansa
Kristansa
gen.
Kristansa
genitive
Kristansa
Kristojensa Kristainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Kristaansa
Kristojaan Kristojansa
inessive
Kristassaan Kristassansa
Kristoissaan Kristoissansa
elative
Kristastaan Kristastansa
Kristoistaan Kristoistansa
illative
Kristaansa
Kristoihinsa
adessive
Kristallaan Kristallansa
Kristoillaan Kristoillansa
ablative
Kristaltaan Kristaltansa
Kristoiltaan Kristoiltansa
allative
Kristalleen Kristallensa
Kristoilleen Kristoillensa
essive
Kristanaan Kristanansa
Kristoinaan Kristoinansa
translative
Kristakseen Kristaksensa
Kristoikseen Kristoiksensa
abessive
Kristattaan Kristattansa
Kristoittaan Kristoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Kristoineen Kristoinensa :

#### Statistics

* Krista is the 145th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 4,848 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,720 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* karsti, sirkat

## Icelandic
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkʰrɪsta/
* Rhymes: -ɪsta

### Proper noun

Krista f (proper noun, genitive singular Kristu)
* a female given name

#### Declension
## Latvian
### Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in 1683. Short form of Kristīna (“Christina”).

### Proper noun

Krista f
* a female given name

### References

* Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
* Population Register of Latvia: Krista was the only given name of 1701 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.