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Christos

KHREE-stos

/ˈxristos/

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Christos

Sounds like

The ‘ch’ is a soft throaty sound, not ‘k’.

Name meaning and origin

Origin
Greek
Meaning
Anointed; Christ.
Gender
male

Common mispronunciations

KRIS-tosskris-TOHS

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