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Risto is a masculine given name, found in Finnish, Estonian and South Slavic. In South Slavic, it is a hypocorism derived from Hristofor or Hristivoje.[1]

Alternate meaning

The ancient proto-Finnic term is used to refer to the illness of one who defecates immensely and/or abnormally frequently. This state may also be induced by ingesting strong laxatives, or dangerously high amounts of fibre. It is not recommended to voluntarily enter this state, as it may last up to several weeks of constant/nonstop irritation of the bowels, in which the bowels may become extremely sensitive.[2]

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Usage

It may refer to:

Estonia

Finland

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Macedonia

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Montenegro

Serbia

Other nationalities

  • Risto Darlev (born 1954), Yugoslav former wrestler
  • Risto Mejide (born 1975), Spanish publicist, author, music producer and songwriter, judge on the television show Operación Triunfo
  • Risto Savin, Slovenian composer
  • Risto Siliqi (1882–1936), Albanian poet, publicist, lawyer, and militant of the Albanian national cause

Fictional characters

  • Risto Reipas, Finnish translation for Christopher Robin
  • Risto Räppääjä or Ricky Rapper, main character in Finnish children's fantasy books and comic strips by Sinikka Nopola and Tiina Nopola

Other uses

  • Risto (film), 2011 Finnish film
  • Risto (band) [fi], a Finnish pop rock band

See also

References

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