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Crisanto

/kree-SAHN-toh/ MasculineSpanish

Meaning

Crisanto is a masculine name of Spanish origin meaning “golden flower”.

Crisanto descends from the Greek Chrysanthos, golden flower, the root of the chrysanthemum, via an early martyr saint Chrysanthus. The Spanish form took hold in Latin America and the Philippines, where saints' names settled deepest.

An old-fashioned but recognized name in the Spanish-speaking world and the Philippines.

At a glance

Origin
Spanish
Gender
Masculine
Pronounced
/kree-SAHN-toh/
Themes
FlowerGold

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Questions

  • Crisanto is a masculine name of Spanish origin meaning “golden flower”. Crisanto descends from the Greek Chrysanthos, golden flower, the root of the chrysanthemum, via an early martyr saint Chrysanthus.

  • Crisanto is traditionally a masculine (boy) name. It is an old-fashioned but recognized name in the Spanish-speaking world and the Philippines.

  • The name Crisanto comes from Spanish. Crisanto descends from the Greek Chrysanthos, golden flower, the root of the chrysanthemum, via an early martyr saint Chrysanthus. The Spanish form took hold in Latin America and the Philippines, where saints' names settled deepest.

  • Crisanto is pronounced kree-SAHN-toh.

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  3. Fiorello MasculineItalian“little flower”
  4. Fleur FeminineFrench“flower”
  5. Flora FeminineLatin“flower”
  6. Florian MasculineLatin“flowering, flourishing”