Christ Family History
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Christ Name Meaning
German: from the Latin personal name Christus ‘Christ’ (see Christian). The name Christ (Latin Christus) is from Greek Khristos, a derivative of khriein ‘to anoint’, a calque of Hebrew mashiach ‘Messiah’, which likewise means literally ‘the anointed’. English: variant of Crist.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Crist, Chris, Cristo, Crisp, Caris, Chriss, Chryst, Christos, Ghrist