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Khristo as a Baby Name. Meaning and Origin of Khristo

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The baby name Khristo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KRIS-toh (/ˈkrɪstoʊ/) — common English approximation,HREE-sto (/ˈxrɪsto/ or /ˈhristo/) — Bulgarian/Slavic pronunciation.

Khristo is Greek in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 2.0
Origin: Greek
Pronunciation: KRIS-toh (/ˈkrɪstoʊ/) — common English approximation,HREE-sto (/ˈxrɪsto/ or /ˈhristo/) — Bulgarian/Slavic pronunciation

What is the meaning of the name Khristo ?

The baby name Khristo is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced KRIS-toh (/ˈkrɪstoʊ/) — common English approximation,HREE-sto (/ˈxrɪsto/ or /ˈhristo/) — Bulgarian/Slavic pronunciation.

Khristo is Greek in Origin.

Khristo is a Bulgarian male name from Greek Christos (Χριστός), “the anointed one,” a title of Jesus. It entered Bulgarian through Church Slavonic and has longstanding use since the Christianization of the First Bulgarian Empire, especially among Eastern Orthodox families. The spelling with Kh reflects scholarly transliteration of the Cyrillic Х (Bulgarian Христо), which is more commonly rendered H in everyday English as Hristo; Christo also appears in international contexts.

Common regional variants include Greek Christos, Bulgarian Hristo, Macedonian Hristo, and the Westernized Christo; related feminine forms are Hristina/Christina. Diminutives and nicknames in Bulgarian include Itso/Ico and Itsko. The name often carries devotional significance and is celebrated on or near Christmas in Bulgaria. Usage remains steady in Bulgaria and the diaspora, helped by renowned bearers such as poet‑revolutionary Hristo Botev and footballer Hristo Stoichkov.

Khristo barely registers. Our whole dataset turns up only 21 recorded uses, across 15 countries.

Khristo has the following similar or variant Names

Khristo – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
KZ Boys 0 #296 1 6,578
JO Boys 0 #389 1 7,057
ZA 0 #474 1 14,421
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
IL Boys 0 #625 1 10,983
LB 0 #690 1 13,263
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
SG Boys 0 #738 2 17,960
SY 0 #764 4 11,684
EG Boys 0 #925 1 15,035
PE Boys 0 #925 2 14,506
NG Boys 0 #1,001 1 16,906
MX Boys 0 #1,033 1 16,355
MY Boys 0 #1,182 1 25,439
MA 0 #1,199 1 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,236 1 25,928

Khristo is popular in 15 countries — most recent births per country:

CL
EG
IL
JO
KZ

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People also ask about Khristo

Khristo is predominantly a boy's name.
Khristo is a 2 syllable name, pronounced KRIS-toh (/ˈkrɪstoʊ/) — common English approximation,HREE-sto (/ˈxrɪsto/ or /ˈhristo/) — Bulgarian/Slavic pronunciation.
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Hristo, Christo, Christos, Kristo, Khristos and Khristofor.
Across languages, Khristo has these equivalents: Christos (Greek), Hristo (Bulgarian), Christopher (English), Christian/Christianus (Latin/English), Kristoffer/Kristopher (Scandinavian).
Khristo is a name of Greek origin, traditionally used in Greece. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within Greece and its diaspora communities.
Yes, quite. Khristo sits so far outside the national birth charts that it's about as rare as names come, putting it at the far rare end of the spectrum.