Christina or Cristina is a feminine given name. It is a simplified form of the Latin Christiana, and a feminine form of Christianus or a Latinized form of the Middle English Christin 'Christian' (Old English christen, from Latin).[1] Short forms include Chris and Tina. The name is ultimately derived from the original Greek form of the name, Χριστίνα.
| Pronunciation | /krɪˈstiːnə/ krist-EE-nə |
|---|---|
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Ancient Greek, used to translate Hebrew |
| Meaning | "Follower of Christ" |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Χριστίνα, Cristina, Kristina, Kristine, Christine, Christian, Chris, Christopher, Kristen, Krista, Christa, Crista, Christabelle |
Variant forms
editAlternative forms of the name, including spelling variations, nicknames and diminutive forms, include:
- Chislee (Korean)
- Christnah (Indian)
- Cairistìona (Scottish Gaelic)
- Chris (English)
- Chrissie (English)
- کریستینا (Arabic)
- Chrissy (English)
- Christa (Danish, English, German)
- Christabel (English)
- Christabella (English)
- Christabelle (French, English)
- Christel (German)
- Christelle (French)
- Christena
- Christi (English)
- Christiana (Latin, Spanish)
- Christiane (French, German)
- Christianne (French, German)
- Christie (English)
- Christin (German, Scandinavian)
- Christina (German, English, Greek, Swedish)
- Christine (English, French, German, Scandinavian)
- Christobel (English)
- Christy (English)
- Chrys (English)
- Chrystina (English)
- Crestienne (French)
- Cris (Spanish)
- Crista (Spanish)
- Cristeena (Manx)
- Cristen (English)
- Cristiana (Italian, Spanish)
- Cristin (Irish)
- Cristina (Catalan, Italian, English, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician)
- Cristiona, Crístíona (Irish)
- Cristi (Spanish)
- Cristy (Spanish, English)
- Crystin (Welsh)
- Hristina (Bulgarian, Greek)
- Karisaṭīnā (ਕਰਿਸਟੀਨਾ) (Punjabi)
- Kèlǐsīdìnà (克里斯蒂娜) (Chinese)
- Kerstin (German, Swedish)
- Keuriseutina (크리스티나) (Korean)
- Khristina (Russian)
- Khris̄tinā (คริสตินา) (Thai)
- Khristya (Russian)
- Khrysta (Russian, Ukrainian)
- Khrustina (Bulgarian)
- Kia (Swedish)
- Kiersten (Danish, English)
- Kilikina (Hawaiian)
- Kiṟisṭiṉā (கிறிஸ்டினா) (Tamil)
- Kirsi (Finnish)
- Kirsteen (Scots)
- Kirsten (Scandinavian)
- Kirsti (Finnish)
- Kirstie (Scots)
- Kirstin (Estonian, Scots)
- Kirsty (Scots)
- Kistiñe (Basque)
- Kjersti (Norwegian)
- Kjerstin (Norwegian, Swedish)
- Kolina (Swedish)
- Кристина (Kristina) (Macedonian, Serbian)
- Kris (Danish, English)
- Krisztina (Hungarian)
- Krista (Czech, English, Estonian, German, Latvian)
- Kristen (English)
- Kristi (English, Estonian)
- Kristia (English)
- Kristiana (Latvian)
- Kristiane (German)
- Kristie (English)
- Kristiina (Estonian, Finnish)
- Kristin (English, Estonian, German, Norwegian, Scandinavian, Czech)
- Kristína (Czech, Slovakian, Albanian)
- Kristina (Croatian, Czech, English, German, Lithuanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Swedish)
- Krisṭīnā (ક્રિસ્ટીના) (Gujarati)
- Krisṭinā (ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಟಿನಾ) (Kannada)
- Krisṭīnā (क्रिस्टीना) (Marathi, Nepali, Hindi)
- Krisṭinā (క్రిస్టినా) (Telugu)
- ქრისტინე (Kristine) (Georgian)
- Kristine (Danish, English, German, Latvian, Norwegian)
- Kristinë (Albanian)
- Kristinka (Czech)
- Kristjana (Icelandic)
- Kristy (English)
- Kristýna (Czech)
- Kriszta (Hungarian)
- Kriszti (Hungarian)
- Krisztina (Hungarian)
- Christina, Kristina, Kristin, Christy (Indonesian)
- Krysia (Polish language|Polish)
- Krysta (Polish)
- Krysten (English)
- Krystiana (Polish)
- Krystina (English)
- Krystka (Polish)
- Krystyn (Polish)
- Krystyna (Polish)
- Krystynka (Polish)
- Kurisu, Kurisutīna (クリスティーナ) (Japanese)
- Kyrsten (English)
- Nina
- Qrystynʼa (קריסטינאַ) (Yiddish)
- Risten (Northern Sami)
- Stiina (Estonian, Finnish)
- Stina (German, Scandinavian)
- Stine (Danish, Norwegian)
- Stinne (Danish)
- Teeny (Scottish)
- Tiina (Estonian, Finnish)
- Tina (Dutch, English, Greek, Italian, Russian, Slovene)
- Tine (Danish, Norwegian)
- Tineke (Dutch)
- Týna (Czech)
- Христина (Khrystyna) (Ukrainian)
- Χριστίνα (Hristina or Christina) (Greek)
- کریستینا (Persian)
- کرسٹینا (Urdu)
People
edit- Religious figures
- Saint Christina (disambiguation), several people with the name
- Christina the Astonishing (1150–1224), also known as 'Christina Mirabilis', a Christian holy-woman of Belgium, and Haines
- Historical figures
- Christina of Markyate (1096–1155), English abbess and mystic
- Christina of the Isles (fl. 1290–1318), Scottish noblewoman
- Christina Marshall Colville (1852–1936), Scottish temperance leader
- Christina Gyllenstierna (1494–1559), Swedish national heroine
- Maria Kristina Kiellström (1744–1789), Swedish silk manufacturer
- Christina Rauscher (1570–1618), German official and critic of witch trials
- Christina Rossetti (1830–1894), English poet
- Christina Doreothea Stuart (fl. 1774), Norwegian artist
- Royalty
- Kristina Abrahamsdotter (1432–1492), Queen of Sweden 1470
- Christina of Denmark (1521–1590), Danish princess
- Christina of Sweden (1626–1689), Queen regnant of Sweden from 1632 to 1654
- Princess Christina of the Netherlands, Dutch princess
- Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, Swedish princess
- Maria Christina of Austria
- Archduchess Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen
- Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (disambiguation), several people
- Princess Alexandra Christina, Countess of Frederiksborg
- Christina of Milan
- Politicians
- Christina (Chrystia) Freeland, Canadian politician
- Christina Höj Larsen (born 1971), Swedish politician
- Christina Liew (born 1951), Malaysian politician
- Christina Liu (born 1955), Taiwanese politician
- Christina Jordan (born 1962), British politician
- Cristina Kirchner (born 1953), President of Argentina (2007–2015)
- Christina McKelvie (born 1968), British politician
- Christina Olumeko (born 1996), Danish politician
- Christina Rees (born 1954), British politician
- Christina Stumpp (born 1987), German politician
- Entertainers
- Christina Aguilar (born 1966), Thai pop singer
- Christina Aguilera (born 1980), American pop singer
- Christina Applegate (born 1971), American actress
- Christina Christian (born 1981), American singer
- Christina Cole (born 1982), English actress
- Christina Grimmie (1994–2016), American singer
- Christina Hendricks (born 1975), American actress
- Christina Kalogerikou (1885–1968), Greek actress
- Christina Lindberg (born 1950), Swedish actor, model and journalist
- Christina Metaxa (born 1992), Greek Cypriot singer and songwriter
- Christina McNulty, Canadian silent film actress
- Christina Milian (born 1981), American pop singer
- Christina Moore (born 1973), American actress
- Christina Perri (born 1986), American singer
- Christina Pickles (born 1935), English/American actress
- Christina Ricci (born 1980), American actress
- Christina Schollin (born 1937), Swedish actress
- Cristina Stamate (1946–2017), Romanian actress
- Christina Tsafou (born 1957), Greek actress
- Christina Vidal (born 1981), American actress
- Sportspeople
- Christina Ashcroft (born 1964), Canadian sport shooter
- Christina Bernardi (born 1990), Australian footballer
- Christina Bourmpou (born 2000), Greek rower
- Christina Boxer (born 1957), English middle-distance runner
- Christina Crawford (wrestler) (born 1988), American dancer, wrestler, and WWE Diva
- Christina Dragan (born 2007), Romanian-American rhythmic gymnast
- Christina Giazitzidou (born 1989), Greek rower
- Christina Ioannidi (born 1982), Soviet-Greek weightlifter
- Hristina Kokotou, Greek race walker
- Christina Kotsia (born 1994), Greek water polo player
- Christína Papadáki (born 1973), Greek tennis player
- Christina Sandberg (born 1948), Swedish tennis player
- Christina Thalassinidou (born 1970), Soviet-Greek synchronized swimmer
- Christina Von Eerie (born Christina Kardooni, 1989), American wrestler
- Christina Wheeler (born 1982), Australian tennis player
- Christina Yannetsos (born 1983), American judoka
- Christina Zachariadou (born 1974), Greek tennis player
- Other
- Cristina Rodríguez Cabral (born 1959), Uruguayan poet, researcher, and Afro-Uruguayan activist
- Christina Crawford, author and actress who was abused by adoptive mother Joan Crawford
- Christina Dodwell (born 1951), explorer and travel writer
- Cristina García Rodero (born 1949), Spanish photographer
- Christina Goldschmidt, British statistician
- Christina Katrakis (born 1980), American artist
- Christina Klausmann (1957-2008) was a German historian, publicist and curator
- Christina Larner (1933–1983), British historian
- Christina Lekka (born c. 1972), Greek fashion model
- Christina McAnea (born 1958), British trade union leader
- Christina Onassis, Greek shipping heiress
- Christina Hoff Sommers (born 1950), American author and philosopher
- Christina Tosi, American chef, author, and TV personality
- Christina Twomey, Australian historian
Fictional characters
edit- Christina, from the anime film Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
- Christina, from the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth and the film series adapted from it, played by Zoë Kravitz
- Christina Berg, from the teen drama series Skam, played by Ina Svenningdal
- Christina Gallagher, from the political drama series House of Cards, played by Kristen Connolly
- Christina Hawthorne, from the medical drama series Hawthorne, played by Jada Pinkett Smith
- Christina McKinney, from the comedy drama series Ugly Betty, played by Ashley Jensen
- Christina Parsons, from the Flambards trilogy by K. M. Peyton and the television series adapted from it, played by Christine McKenna
References
edit- ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 55, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.
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