Baby name
Chrysanthos
/KREE · san · thoss/
Meaning
“Golden flower”
Greek name meaning golden flower, from chryseos (golden) and anthos (flower). Borne by a semi-legendary 3rd-century martyr, Saint Chrysanthos.
How it ages.
Classic and vivid - a Greek name tied to religious history, more common in Greece than abroad.
The cultural moment.
Rare outside Greece; used there partly in honor of the 3rd-century martyr Saint Chrysanthos, whose feast day is March 19.