Caristia
English
Etymology
From the Sicilian surname Caristia.
Proper noun
Caristia (plural Caristias)
- A surname from Sicilian.
Translations
Italian
Etymology
From the Sicilian surname Caristia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈris.tja/
- Rhymes: -istja
- Hyphenation: Ca‧rì‧stia
Proper noun
Caristia m or f by sense
- a surname
Sicilian
Alternative forms
- Carìstia
Etymology
From Latin charistia (“Latin family holidays”), otherwise from the apheresis of Latin eucharistia (“gratitude, gracefulness”). Ultimately from Ancient Greek χαρίστεια (kharísteia) or from Ancient Greek χαριστήριος (kharistḗrios, “thanksgiving offering”), from χᾰρίζω (khărízō, “to gratify, give graciously”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈɾi.stja/
- IPA(key): /kaˈɾi.sti.a/ (proparoxytone)
- Hyphenation: Ca‧rì‧stia
Proper noun
Caristia
Descendants
See also
- caristìa