Christa (given name)

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Pronunciation KRIS-tah Word/name Greek		Gender Female
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.

"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

Christa (given name) Wikipedia

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