My Birthday
May 16, 2026
Šanto & Krist
61 Years. My aunt Milena sent me these images. That is my paternal grandfather Šanto Novaselić. When my fathter emigrated to the United States, the name, somehow was changed from an "a" to an "o". Novosel is a name found in Slavic societies. Its Anglo version is Newburg or Newton. So my name is Chris Newburg. Šanto's brother's name was also Krsto. My father is named after him. It means blessing. It's an old Croatian name in the tradition of Fran Krsto Frankopan — Croatian baroque poet, nobleman and politician. I was born in Compton California. My parents had to refigure the vowel in Krsto and hence, that's why my name is spelled Krist.