See also: cristo and cristo-

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Romance (either Spanish Cristo, Portuguese Cristo or Italian Cristo).

Proper noun

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Cristo (plural Cristos)

  1. A surname from the Romance languages.

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Cristo is the 37180th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 600 individuals. Cristo is most common among White (53.83%) and Hispanic/Latino (42.0%) individuals.

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Galician

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The baptism of Jesus Christ, Labrada, Guitiriz

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese Cristo, from Late Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, the anointed one), calqued after Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, anointed).

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Cristo m

  1. Christ

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin Chrīstus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, the anointed one), calqued after Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, anointed).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkri.sto/
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  • Rhymes: -isto
  • Hyphenation: Crì‧sto

Proper noun

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Cristo m

  1. Christ
  2. a figure of Christ, crucifix
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Anagrams

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Portuguese

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The baptism of Jesus Christ, Labrada, Guitiriz

Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese Cristo, from Late Latin Christus, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós), proper noun use of χριστός (khristós, the anointed one), calqued after Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (māšīaḥ, anointed).

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Cristo m

  1. (Christianity) Christ (title given to Jesus as the messiah)

Descendants

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  • Japanese: キリスト (Kirisuto)
  • Vietnamese: 基移吹蘇 (Ki-ri-xi-tô)

Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin Christus.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɾisto/ [ˈkɾis.t̪o]
  • Rhymes: -isto
  • Syllabification: Cris‧to

Proper noun

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Cristo m

  1. Christ

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “Cristo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos