Meanings
- The epithet of John Chrysostom, Dio Chrysostom and several other people, given to them for their eloquence.
- A male given name from Latin [in turn from Ancient Greek], of rare usage.
A son, Mark Chrysostom Dougherty, to Mr. and Mrs. J. Chrys Doughterty^([sic]) IV, 1015 Gaston Ave., Jan 7.
1991 January 26, “[Birth announcements] Seton Medical Center”, in Austin American-Statesman, Austin, Tex., →ISSN, →OCLC, page E4, column 14 more examples
DONAHOE—In this city, Dec 29, Chrysostom P. Donahoe, 55 yrs. Funeral from the residence of his father, Patrick Donahoe, 350 Shawmut av, Monday, at 8.15 a m, to the church of the Immaculate Conception, where requiem mass will be celebrated at 9 o’clock.
1899 December 30, “Deaths”, in The Boston Daily Globe, volume LVI, number 183, Boston, Mass., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 10, column 7Born Jan. 28, 1913, in Shawneetown, Ill., Edward Chrysostom David Scherrer was the second child in a farm family of six sons and a daughter.
1970 November 11, “Generals Who Were Held in Soviet Armenia”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 07 Mar 2021HILGER: To Charles and Molly Andries Hilger, of Route 1, Alexandria, a son, Edward Chrysostom, 7 lbs. 3 ozs., on April 10, 1980.
1980 April 24, “[Births] Rapides General”, in Alexandria Daily Town Talk, volume 98, number 39, Alexandria, La., →OCLC, page B-10, column 1MacKENZIE — (Biggs) Jayne happily announces the arrival of her son Jake Chrysostom Alan, 8 lbs. 15½ oz. on Tuesday January 5, 1988, at Toronto East General Hospital.
1988 January 9, “Births”, in The Saturday Star, Toronto, Ont., →ISSN, →OCLC, page B8, column 5
Origin
- Koine GreekΧρυσόστομος
- LatinChrȳsostomus
- EnglishChrysostom
Borrowed from Latin Chrȳsostomus, from Koine Greek Χρυσόστομος (Khrusóstomos, literally “golden-mouthed”), from χρυσός (khrusós, “gold”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”).
More words from Latin, Koine Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Χρυσόστομος
- Χρυσόστομος (Khrusóstomos)epithet
Arabic الذَّهَبِيّ الْفَم
- الذَّهَبِيّ الْفَم (aḏ-ḏahabiyy al-fam)epithet
Bulgarian Златоуст
- Златоуст (Zlatoust)epithet
Chinese Mandarin 金口
- 金口 (Jīnkǒu)epithet
French chrysostome
- chrysostomeepithet
German Chrysostomos
- Chrysostomosepithet
Greek Χρυσόστομος
- Χρυσόστομος (Chrysóstomos)epithet
Italian Crisostomo
- Crisostomoepithet
Latin Chrysostomus
- Chrysostomusepithet
Polish Chryzostom
- Chryzostomepithet
Portuguese Crisóstomo
- Crisóstomoepithet
Russian Златоуст
- Златоуст (Zlatoust)epithet
Cite this entry
Chrysostom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chrysostom
“Chrysostom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chrysostom. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chrysostom,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chrysostom.
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