Chrestos

Gender Masculine
Usage Ancient Greek [1]
Scripts Χρῆστος(Ancient Greek)

Meaning & History

Ancient Greek name derived from Greek χρηστός (chrestos) meaning "useful, good".

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesKristaq(Albanian) Christos, Christakis(Greek)

Categories

Ancient Greek words, goodness, kindness, virtues

Sources & References

  1. Lexicon of Greek Personal Names, available from https://search.lgpn.ox.ac.uk/browse.html?facet-nymRef=Χρῆστος.
Entry added November 20, 2020