Hristo

Hristo

Pronunciation	[ˈxristo]
Gender	male
Language(s)	Bulgarian
Origin
Region of origin	Bulgaria
Other names
Alternative spelling	Khristo
Nickname(s)	Itso
Related names	Hristina

Hristo (Bulgarian: Христо, also spelled Khristo) is a Bulgarian masculine given name, ultimately derived from "Christ". Notable people with the name include:

• Hristo Arangelov (born 1978), Bulgarian footballer
• Hristo Batandzhiev (died 1913), Bulgarian revolutionary
• Hristo Bonev (born 1947), Bulgarian footballer
• Hristo Botev (1848–1876), Bulgarian poet and national revolutionary
  • Hristo Borisov Hall, arena in Varna, Bulgaria
  • Hristo Botev Stadium (disambiguation), several stadiums
• Hristo Chernopeev (1868–1915), Bulgarian revolutionary and member of the revolutionary movement in Macedonia
• Hristo Donchev (born 1928), Bulgarian cross country skier
• Khristo Furnigov (born 1966), retired boxer from Bulgaria
• Hristo Georgiev (canoeist), Bulgarian sprint canoeist
• Hristo Georgiev (patron) (1824–1872), Bulgarian entrepreneur and philanthropist
• Hristo Gospodinov (born 1979), Bulgarian football midfielder
• Hadzhi Hristo (1821–1829), Bulgarian revolutionary (bg)
• Hristo Iliev (volleyball player) (born 1951), Bulgarian volleyball player
• Hristo Koilov (born 1969), Bulgarian footballer
• Hristo Lukov (1887–1943), Bulgarian general who led the Union of Bulgarian National Legions (SBNL)
• Hristo Makedonski (1835–1916), Bulgarian hajduk voivode and revolutionary
• Khristo Markov (born 1965), triple jumper from Bulgaria
• Hristo Markov (footballer) (born 1985), Bulgarian footballer
• Hristo Mladenov (1928–1996), Bulgarian football player and manager
• Hristo Nikolov – Choko (born 1939), Bulgarian football player
• Hristo Prodanov (1943–1984), Bulgarian mountaineer
• Hristo Shopov (born 1964), Bulgarian actor
• Hristo Silyanov (1880–1939), Bulgarian revolutionary, historian and memoirist
• Hristo Smirnenski (1898–1923), Bulgarian poet and prose writer
• Hristo Stambolski (1843–1932), Bulgarian physician, revolutionary, statesman, and figure of the Bulgarian National Revival
• Hristo Stoichkov (born 1966), Bulgarian footballer and football manager
• Hristo Stoyanov (born 1953), Bulgarian volleyball player
• Hristo Tatarchev (1869–1952), Bulgarian revolutionary and leader of the revolutionary movement in Macedonia and Eastern Thrace
• Hristo Tsvetanov (born 1978), Bulgarian male volleyball player
• Hristo Turlakov (born 1979), Bulgarian figure skater
• Hristo Uzunov (1878–1905), Bulgarian revolutionary of the Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization
• Hristo Yanev (born 1979), Bulgarian football player
• Hristo Yovov (born 1977), Bulgarian footballer
• Hristo Zahariev, Bulgarian basketball player
• Hristo Zlatinski (born 1985), Bulgarian football player

See also

• Christo (name)
• Hristov, the derived surname