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Hristo
Say it: HREE-stoh
Meaning
From Greek Christos 'anointed', the title of Christ.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Very common in Bulgaria since the 19th century.
Its wave through time
Rare in the records
In the United States
- 24 babies given this name since 1996
- At its height in 2008, about 1 in 254,800 boys
- Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Христо
| Serbian | Hristo |
|---|---|
| Greek | Christos |
Famous bearers
- Hristo Botev, Bulgarian poet and revolutionary
- Hristo Stoichkov, footballer
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Where this comes from
- Lives of the saints and early Christian martyrologies
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.