Krista is a female given name, a mostly

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Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

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) variant of the male name

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

. The name Krista can be spelled with a "Ch", making it

Christa Christa may refer to: * Christa (given name), a female given name * Janusz Christa (1934-2008), Polish comics author * ''Swedish Fly Girls'', a 1971 film also known as ''Christa'' * 1015 Christa, an asteroid See also * Christ (disambiguation) * C ...

. It means "Follower of Christ".

People named Krista

Krista Allen Krista Allen (born April 5, 1971) is an American actress, model and Stand-up comedy, stand-up comic. She is best known for her work in the television series ''Days of Our Lives'', ''Baywatch Hawaii'', and the Erotic art, erotic TV series ''Emman ...

(born 1971), American actress * Krista Aru (born 1958), Estonian historian, museologist and politician * Krista Benjamin (born 1970), American poet *

Krista Blunk Krista Lee Blunk acts as a play-by-play broadcaster or an analyst for Pac-12 Network, Westwood One, and ESPN covering women's soccer, women's volleyball, softball, and women's basketball. In addition to the networks above, she has been a sideline re ...

, American sports analyst *

Krista Branch Krista Branch is an American singer whose 2010 song "I Am America" has been called the anthem of the Tea Party movement. Branch produced "I Am America" with her husband, who wrote the song, to protest the treatment of the Tea Party by Democrats ...

, American singer *

Krista Bridge Krista Bridge is a Canadian writer, whose debut novel ''The Eliot Girls'' was a shortlisted nominee for the 2013 Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize and the 2014 Amazon.ca First Novel Award.Krista Bridges Krista Bridges (born 4 November 1968) is a Canadian actress. She has appeared in more than eighty films since 1988, and received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress at the 13th Genie Awards in 1992 for '' The Shower''."The Genie ...

(born 1968), Canadian actress * Krista Buecking (born 1982), Canadian visual artist * Krista Davey (born 1978), American soccer player *

Krista Detor Krista Detor is a singer-songwriter and pianist from Indiana whose music has been featured on NPR and with Mike Harding on the BBC. Musical career Her second album, ''Mudshow'', established Krista Detor on the world stage. Working with partne ...

(born 1969), American singer *

Krista Donnenwirth Krista Lynn Donnenwirth (born June 12, 1989) is an All-American softball player. She attended Capistrano Valley High School. After graduating from high school, she went on to attend Arizona State University, where she plays shortstop and third ba ...

(born 1989), American softball player *

Krista Donaldson Krista M. Donaldson (born 1973) is a Canadian–American engineer. She is the CEO of D-Rev, a product design and engineering company that specialises in products for less industrialised countries. Early life and education Born and raised in Halif ...

(born 1973), Canadian-American engineer * Krista DuChene (born 1977), Canadian athlete *

Krista Erickson Krista Erickson is a Canadian former broadcast journalist. From April 2011 until January 2013, she served as the principal daytime anchor for the Sun News Network hosting the program, ''Canada Live'' from the channel's Toronto studios. Prior to j ...

, Canadian broadcaster * Krista Errickson (born 1964), American actress *

Krista Fanedl Krista Fanedl (born 1 August 1941) is a Slovenian alpine skier. She competed in three events at the 1964 Winter Olympics The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games (german: IX. Olympische Winterspiele) and comm ...

(born 1941), Slovenian alpine skier *

Krista Ford Krista Ford Haynes ( Ford; born September 13, 1991) is a former Canadian professional women's American football player and conspiracy theorist. She is a daughter of Ontario Premier Doug Ford and niece of former Toronto Mayor Rob Ford. She was ...

(born 1991), American football player *

Krista Franklin Krista Franklin is an American poet and visual artist, whose main artistic focus is collage. Her work, which addresses race, gender, and class issues, combines personal, pop-cultural, and historical imagery. Early life and education Franklin i ...

, American statistician *

Krista Griffith Krista Mollee Griffith (born October 4, 1972) is an American politician. She is as a member of the Delaware House of Representatives, representing District 12. Griffith was elected in the general election on November 6, 2018, winning 53 percent ...

(born 1972), American politician *

Krista Guloien Krista Guloien (born March 20, 1980, in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian rower from Port Moody, British Columbia. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she competed in the women's quad sculls. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she wa ...

(born 1980), Canadian rower *

Krista Harris Krista Harris (died 2006) was a much admired producer at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (french: Société Radio-Canada), branded as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian public broadcaster for both ...

(died 2006), Canadian television producer * Krista Harrison (1971–1982), American murderer * Krista Hogan (born 2006), Canadian craniopagus conjoined twin *

Krista Howell Krista Lynn Howell is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2021 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of St. Barbe-L'Anse aux Meadows as a member of the Liberal Par ...

, Canadian politician *

Krista De Jonge Krista De Jonge (born 1959) is a Belgian architectural historian and full professor of architectural history at KU Leuven. Career She received a master's degree in engineering and architecture at KU Leuven in 1982, a Master of Advanced Studies a ...

(born 1950), Belgian architectural historian *

Krista Kelly Krista is a female given name, a mostly North European (Finland, Estonia and Sweden) variant of the male name Christian (given name), Christian. The name Krista can be spelled with a "Ch", making it Christa (given name), Christa. It means "Follower ...

(born 1977), Canadian model and actress *

Krista Kilburn-Steveskey Krista Kilburn-Steveskey (born June 28, 1968) is the former coach of the Hofstra University women's basketball team. Before becoming the head coach at Hofstra, she was an assistant for the James Madison University women's basketball team for four s ...

(born 1968), American basketball player * Krista Kilvet (1946–2009), Estonian journalist *

Krista Kim Krista Kim is a Canadian-Korean contemporary artist whose works frequently use light, digital technology and sound. Kim produced a number of touring installations and displays, along with other works which have been sold as non-fungible tokens (NF ...

, Canadian contemporary artist * Krista Lee Kinsman (born 1978), Canadian volleyball player *

Krista Kiuru Krista Katriina Kiuru (born 5 August 1974) is a Finnish politician. She served as Minister of Housing and Communications and Minister of Education and Communications in Jyrki Katainen's and Alexander Stubb's cabinets. Since June 2019, she has ser ...

(born 1974), Finnish politician *

Krista Kleiner Krista Eileen Arrieta Kleiner (born June 12 1989), is a Filipino-American entertainer, creator and beauty queen. She joined Binibining Pilipinas 2010 (Miss Philippines) and won Binibining Pilipinas-International 2010 (Miss Philippines Internat ...

(born 1989), American entertainer *

Krista Kosonen Krista Erika Kosonen (born 28 May 1983) is a Finnish actress. She is known for her appearances in movies such as '' Jade Warrior'' (2006), ''Princess'' (2010), and the Norwegian HBO series ''Beforeigners'' (2019, 2021). She has also appeared in ...

(born 1983), Finnish actress *

Krista Kostial-Šimonović Krista Kostial-Šimonović (19 December 1923 – 29 April 2018) was a Croatian physician and academic who researched the effects of human exposure to heavy metals and toxicity. She was elected as an associate member of the Yugoslav Academy of Sci ...

(1923–2018), Croatian physician *

Krista Kruuv Krista Kruuv (born 8 June 1971) is an Estonian sailor. She competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly refer ...

(born 1971), Estonian sport sailor *

Krista Lavíčková Krista Lavíčková (December 15, 1917–August 11, 1944) was a Czech secretary who fought against Nazism with the German Resistance group, the European Union. She was arrested on September 3, 1943 and was tried along with her father, Paul Hatschek ...

(1917-1944), Czech secretary * Krista Lepik (born 1964), Estonian biathlete *

Krista Marie Krista Marie is an American country music artist; she is signed to Broken Bow Records subsidiary Holeshot Records. She has charted twice on the ''Billboard'' country singles charts. She is also a former member of The Farm. Biography Marie is ...

, American musical artist *

Krista McCarville Krista Lee McCarville (born Krista Lee Scharf on November 10, 1982) is a Canadian curling, curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. McCarville is a four-time Northern Ontario junior champion, the Curling at the 2003 Winter Universiade, 2003 Winter Univ ...

(born 1982), Canadian curler * Krista McGee (born 1975), American author *

Krista Mikkonen Krista Johanna Mikkonen (born 15 November 1972 in Hamina, Finland) is a Finnish politician for the Green League, member of parliament, and Finland's Minister of the Interior. She lives in Joensuu, but spent her childhood in Koria. She was first e ...

(born 1972), Finnish politician * Krista Mørkøre (born 1998), Faroe Islander swimmer *

Krista Muir Krista Muir is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist based in Montreal, Quebec. She initially used the stage name and persona of Lederhosen Lucil, but in 2007, she also began recording and performing under her own name. She plays ...

, Canadian singer * Krista R. Muis, Canadian associate professor *

Krista Nell Krista Nell (1946–1975) was an Austrian film actress. Born Doris Kristanel, Krista Nell debuted in French cinema, then moved to Rome where became a minor starlet in Italian genre films, especially Spaghetti Westerns and commedie sexy all'ita ...

(1946–1975), Austrian film actress *

Krista Ninivaggi Krista Ninivaggi is a New York-based interior designer who primarily works in hospitality design. She is one of the few designers named by ''Contract Magazine'' as its Designer of the Year while still in her 30s. During her time at Rockwell Group ...

(born 1979), American interior designer *

Krista Pärmäkoski Krista Pärmäkoski (née Lähteenmäki; born 12 December 1990) is a Finnish cross-country skier who has been competing since 2007. Among other career achievements, she is a five-time Olympic medalist. Career At the 2010 Winter Olympics, Pärmä ...

(born 1990), Finnish cross-country skier * Krista Phillips (born 1988), Canadian basketball player *

Krista Pöllänen Krista Pöllänen is a Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish p ...

(born 1973), Finnish bowler *

Krista Polvere Krista Polvere is an Australian-born singer/songwriter from Adelaide, but resides in Melbourne, Australia. Polvere moved to Sydney at a young age to study acting and music. Polvere's father, a former band manager, immigrated from Naples, Italy a ...

(born 1980), Australian singer-songwriter * Krista Posch (born 1948), Italian-German television actress *

Krista Ranillo Cristalle Lauren Tupaz Ranillo-Lim (born 10 December 1984), known professionally as Krista Ranillo, is a Filipino actress. She comes from a "showbiz family" and earned her degree in 2007. In 2010 she married businessman Nino Jefferson Lim in a J ...

(born 1982), Filipina actress *

Krista Sager Krista Sager ( Schuller; born 28 July 1953) is a German politician of the Alliance 90/The Greens party who served as party co-leader between 1994 and 1996, and co-leader of the Greens group in the Bundestag between 2002 and 2005. Early life and ...

(born 1953), German politician *

Krista Scharf Krista Lee McCarville (born Krista Lee Scharf on November 10, 1982) is a Canadian curler from Thunder Bay, Ontario. McCarville is a four-time Northern Ontario junior champion, the 2003 Winter Universiade silver medallist, a four-time Ontario ...

(born 1982), Canadian curler * Krista Schmidinger (born 1970), American former alpine skier *

Krista Siegfrids Kristin "Krista" Siegfrids (born 4 December 1985) is a Finnish pop singer. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with her entry " Marry Me". Siegfrids' debut album, named '' Ding Dong!'', was released in May 2013. As a te ...

(born 1985), Finnish singer *

Krista Belle Stewart Krista Belle Stewart is a First Nations visual artist from Canada. Stewart works in a variety of formats, using archival materials, photographs, and collage. Early life Stewart is from the Upper Nicola Band in the British Columbia interior regio ...

, Canadian artist * Krista Tervo (born 1997), Finnish athlete *

Krista Tesreau Krista Tesreau (born January 10, 1964; St. Louis, Missouri) is an American actress. Career Tesreau is best known for her role as Melinda “Mindy” Lewis on the CBS soap opera '' Guiding Light'', which she portrayed from 1983 to 1989. In 1987 T ...

(born 1964), American actress * Krista Thompson (born 1972), Canadian field hockey goalkeeper * Krista Thompson (art historian), African college professor *

Krista Tippett Krista Tippett ( née Weedman; born November 9, 1960) is an American journalist, author, and entrepreneur. She created and hosts the public radio program and podcast ''On Being''. In 2014, Tippett was awarded the National Humanities Medal by U.S. ...

(born 1960), American journalist *

Krista Vansant Krista Vansant (born March 31, 1993) is a volleyball player and coach who played collegiately for Washington Huskies women's volleyball, Washington. In 2022, she was named as the assistant coach for the Illinois Fighting Illini women's volleyball ...

(born 1993), American volleyball player *

Krista Vendy Krista Vendy is an Australian actress who played teacher Teresa "Tess" Bell on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' from 1999 to 2001. Personal life Vendy was born in Melbourne, Australia. Her mother Crystal is Austrian and her father David ...

, Australian actress and model * Krista van Velzen (born 1974), Dutch politician *

Krista Vernoff Krista Vernoff (born October 25, 1971) is an American television screenwriter, executive producer and director. She is best known for running the television medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'' (2007–11, 2017–present) and its spin-off ''Station 1 ...

(born 1974), American television screenwriter *

Krista Voda Krista Voda Kelley (born May 31, 1974) is an American sportscaster who covers auto racing as the play-by-play announcer for the ARCA Menards Series on MAVTV. She previously worked for ''NASCAR on Fox'' and '' NASCAR on Speed'' from 2003 to 2014 ...

(born 1974), American sportscaster *

Krista S. Walton Krista Shereé Walton (born ) is an American chemical engineer. She is the Robert "Bud" Moeller Faculty Fellow and professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering and the Associate Vice President for research operations and infrastructure at ...

, American chemical engineer *

Krista Watterworth Krista Leigh Watterworth is an American interior designer television personality who has hosted several HGTV shows such as ''Save My Bath'' (formerly ''Bad, Bad Bath'') and ''Splurge and Save''. She has also appeared as an interior design expert on ...

, American television actor *

Krista White Krista White (born December 19, 1984) is an American fashion model, best known as the winner of Cycle 14 of ''America's Next Top Model''. As part of her win, she was signed with Wilhelmina Models, received a $100,000 contract with Covergirl, a ...

(born 1984), American model *

Krista Woodward Krista Woodward (born 22 November 1984) is Canadian track and field athlete specialising in the javelin throw. She won the gold medal at the 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie The 2013 Jeux de la Francophonie, also known as ''VIIèmes Jeux de la Francop ...

(born 1984), Canadian athlete *

Krista Marie Yu Krista Marie Yu (born October 25, 1988) is an American actress best known for her roles on television. She played the main role of Molly Park on the ABC family sitcom ''Dr. Ken''. In August 2018, it was announced that Yu would play the recurring ...

(born 1988), American actress {{Given name Feminine given names Estonian feminine given names Finnish feminine given names Swedish feminine given names English feminine given names