66%RatingSave Gender Feminine Usage English (Rare) Pronounced Pron. kri-SAN-tə [key·IPA] Meaning & History Shortened form of the word chrysanthemum, the name of a flowering plant, which means "golden flower" in Greek. People think this name isRate·Details classic formal upper class wholesome refined strange complex serious Categories colors, ends in -ta, flowers, gold, nature, plants, rare English, y vowels