Krista

See also: krista and kristā

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Krista

1. 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

1. a female given name

Estonian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Krista

1. a female given name

Faroese

Proper noun

Krista

1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Krista: Kristuson
• daughter of Krista: Kristudóttir

Declension

	singular
	indefinite
nominative	Krista
accusative	Kristu
dative	Kristu
genitive	Kristu

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkristɑ/, [ˈkris̠tɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -istɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Kris‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): Kris‧ta

Proper noun

Krista

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Krista (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Krista	Kristat
genitive		Kristan	Kristojen
partitive		Kristaa	Kristoja
illative		Kristaan	Kristoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Krista	Kristat
accusative	nom.	Krista	Kristat
	gen.	Kristan
genitive		Kristan	Kristojen Kristain rare
partitive		Kristaa	Kristoja
inessive		Kristassa	Kristoissa
elative		Kristasta	Kristoista
illative		Kristaan	Kristoihin
adessive		Kristalla	Kristoilla
ablative		Kristalta	Kristoilta
allative		Kristalle	Kristoille
essive		Kristana	Kristoina
translative		Kristaksi	Kristoiksi
abessive		Kristatta	Kristoitta
instructive		—	Kristoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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 146^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 4,841 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,727 more), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• karsti, sirkat

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰrɪsta/
• Rhymes: -ɪsta

Proper noun

Krista f (proper noun, genitive singular Kristu)

1. a female given name

Declension

Declension of Krista (sg-only feminine)

indefinite singular
nominative	Krista
accusative	Kristu
dative	Kristu
genitive	Kristu

Latvian

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Krista f

1. 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.