Cristo

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proper noun

A surname from the Romance languages.

OriginSpanish Cristo ← Portuguese Cristo ← Italian Cristo →
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Meanings

proper nounCristo (plural Cristos)

plural Cristos

  1. A surname from the Romance languages.

Origin

  1. ItalianCristo
  2. PortugueseCristo
  3. SpanishCristo
  4. EnglishCristo

Borrowed from Romance (either Spanish Cristo, Portuguese Cristo or Italian Cristo).

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APA

Cristo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cristo

MLA

“Cristo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cristo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cristo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cristo.

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