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Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Georgian (Rare)
Scripts ქრისტესია(Georgian)
Other Forms FormsVariant transcriptions: Khristesia, Qristesia. Folk form: ქიტესა (Kitesa). Mingrelian form: ქიესია (Kiesia)
Meaning & History
Derived from Georgian ქრისტესი (kristesi) meaning "of Christ". Kristesi is also the name of a village in Georgia.This name is best known for being the name of the blessed Kristesia (c. 1691-1771), a Mingrelian saint whose birth name was Kristepore. As a result, the name Kristesia is often equated with Kristepore, or at least assigned to that name on the ecclesiastical calendar.