Christa (given name)

Christa

Pronunciation	English: /ˈkrɪs.tə/
Gender	Female
Origin
Word/name	Greek
Meaning	"Anointed" or "Chosen One"

Christa is a female given name, which means "anointed" or "chosen one". Its use is rare and can be mostly found in Sweden, Finland, Norway, Denmark and Germany.

People with the name

• Christa Ackroyd (born 1957), British television and radio presenter
• Christa B. Allen (born 1991), American child actress
• Christa Anbeek (born 1961), Dutch theologist, professor and rector of the Remonstrants seminary
• Christa Bäckman (born 1962), Swedish archer
• Christa Bauch (born 1947), German professional bodybuilder
• Christa Beran (1922–1992), Austrian Righteous Among the Nations
• Christa Blanke (born 1948), German Lutheran theologian and animal welfare activist
• Christa Bonhoff, German opera singer
• Christa Borden (21st century), Canadian pop singer
• Christa Bortignon (born 1937), Canadian masters athlete
• Christa Brosseau, Canadian chemist
• Christa Calamas (21st century), former Secretary of the Florida Agency for HCA
• Christa Campbell (born 1973), American actress and model
• Christa Castro, Honduran politician
• Christa Collins (born 1979), American singer, dancer, model and songwriter
• Christa Cowrie (born 1949), German-Mexican photographer
• Christa Czekay (1944–2017), West German sprinter
• Christa L. Deeleman-Reinhold (born 1930), Dutch arachnologist
• Christa Deguchi (born 1995), Canadian judoka
• Christa Dichgans (1940–2018), German painter
• Christa D'Souza (born 1960), British journalist
• Christa Dürscheid (born 1959), German linguist and academic
• Christa Ehrmann-Hämmerle (born 1957), Austrian historian
• Christa Eka, Cameroonian film actress
• Christa Faust (born 1969), American author
• Christa Fontana (20th century), Italian luger
• Christa Fouché, New Zealand academic
• Christa Gannon (20th century), American basketball player
• Christa Gietl (born 1977), Italian luger
• Christa Goetsch (born 1952), German politician
• Christa Göhler (1935–2010), German cross-country skier
• Christa Harmotto (born 1986), American volleyball player
• Christa Hughes (21st century), Australian singer
• Christa Jaarsma (born 1952), Dutch speed skater
• Christa Jansohn (born 1958), German academic
• Christa Johnson (born 1958), American golfer
• Christa Kinshofer (born 1961), retired German alpine skier
• Christa Klaß (born 1951), German politician
• Christa Klecker (20th century), Austrian luger
• Christa Köhler (born 1951), East German diver
• Christa Krammer (born 1944), Austrian politician
• Christa Lang (born 1943), German-American actress and screenwriter
• Christa Lehmann (born 1922), German serial killer
• Christa Linder (born 1943), German actress
• Christa Luding-Rothenburger (born 1959), former speed skater and track cyclist
• Christa Ludwig (1928–2021), German opera singer
• Christa Luft (born 1938), German economist and politician
• Christa Markwalder (born 1975), Swiss politician
• Christa Mayer, German opera singer
• Christa C. Mayer Thurman (born 1934), German-born American curator, art historian
• Christa McAuliffe (1948–1986), American teacher and astronaut
• Christa Merten (1944–1986), German long-distance runner
• Christa Miller (born 1964), American actress
• Christa Mulack (1943–2021), German educator
• Christa Muth (born 1949), German systems scientist, management professor and management consultant
• Christa Neuper (born 1958), Austrian psychologist
• Christa Nickels (born 1952), German politician
• Christa Öckl (born 1943), German archer
• Christa Perathoner (born 1987), Italian biathlete
• Christa Peters (1933–1981), German fashion photographer
• Christa Päffgen (1938–1988), German fashion model, later actress & singer known as Nico
• Christa Pike (born 1976), American murderer
• Christa Prets (born 1947), Austrian politician
• Christa Randzio-Plath (born 1940), German lawyer
• Christa Reinig (1926–2008), German poet, writer and dramatist
• Christa Riffel (born 1998), German racing cyclist
• Christa Rigozzi (born 1983), Miss Switzerland 2006
• Christa Ruppert (1935–2010), German-born Portuguese violinist
• Christa Sammler (born 1932), German sculptor
• Christa Sauls (born 1972), American model and actress
• Christa Schmidt (born 1941), German politician
• Christa Schroeder (1908–1984), one of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler’s personal secretaries
• Christa Schumann-Lottmann (born 1964), Guatemalan sprinter
• Christa Siems (1916–1990), German actress
• Christa Simmons (born 1985), Guyanese beauty pageant winner
• Christa Kabitz Sommer (1918–2011), German artist
• Christa Speck (1942–2013), German model and actress
• Christa Staak (21st century), German rower
• Christa Striezel (born 1949), German long jumper
• Christa Stubnick (1933–2021), East German athlete
• Christa Théret (born 1991), French actress
• Christa Tordy (1904–1945), German actress
• Christa Agnes Tuczay (born 1952), Austrian university professor
• Christa Vahlensieck (born 1949), German long-distance runner
• Christa Frieda Vogel (born 1960), German photographer
• Christa von Szabó, Austrian figure skater
• Christa Wells (born 1973), American singer-songwriter
• Christa Wiese (born 1967), German shot putter
• Christa Williams (1926–2012), German pop singer
• Christa Williams (softball) (born 1978), American softball player
• Christa Winsloe (1888–1944), German novelist, playwright and sculptor
• Christa Wolf (1929–2011), German literary critic, novelist, and essayist
• Christa Worthington (1956–2002), American fashion writer
• Christa Zechmeister (born 1957), German alpine skier