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Christina (given name)

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Gender
  
Female

Pronunciation
  
/krɪˈstiːnə/ kri-STEEN-ə

Word/name
  
Ancient Greek, used to translate Hebrew

Meaning
  
Anointed, Follower of Christ, Guard/Guardian

Related names
  
Krisstina, Cristina, Kristina, Kristine, Christine, Christian, Chris, Christopher, Kristyna Krista, Christa, Crista

Christina is a feminine given name. It is a simplified form of Latin Christiana, and feminine form of Christianus (see Christian), or a Latinized form of Middle English Christin 'Christian' (Old English christen, from Latin). SHORT FORMS: Chris, Tina.

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Variant forms

Alternate forms of the name, including spelling variations, nicknames and diminutive forms, include:

  • Kristinë, Kristina (Albanian)
  • Cairistìona (Scottish Gaelic)
  • Chris (English)
  • Chrystina (English)
  • Chrissie (English)
  • Chrissy (English)
  • Christa (Danish), (English), (German)
  • Christabel (English)
  • Christabella (English), (Italian)
  • Christabelle (French), (English)
  • Christel (German)
  • Christelle (French)
  • Christi (English)
  • Christiana (Latin)
  • Christina (German), (English), (Greek)
  • Christiane (French), (German)
  • Christianne (French), (German)
  • Christie (English)
  • Christin (German), (Scandinavian)
  • Christine (English), (French), (German), (Scandinavian))
  • Christobel (English)
  • Christy (English)
  • Chrys (English)
  • Crestienne (French)
  • Crista (Spanish)
  • Cristeena (Manx)
  • Cristen (English)
  • Cristin (Irish)
  • Cristiana (Italian), (Spanish)
  • Cristina (Catalan), (Italian), (Portuguese), (Romanian), (Spanish), (Galician)
  • Cristiona, Crístíona (Irish)
  • Cristy (Spanish)
  • Crusty (English)
  • Crystin (Welsh)
  • Hristina (Bulgarian) and (Greek)
  • Kerstin (German), (Swedish)
  • Khristina (Russian)
  • Khristya (Russian)
  • Khrysta (Russian)
  • Khrustina (Bulgarian)
  • Kia (Swedish)
  • Kiersten (Danish), (English)
  • Kilikina (Hawaiian)
  • Kirsi (Finnish)
  • Kirsteen (Scots)
  • Kirsten (Scandinavian)
  • Kirsti (Finnish)
  • Kirstie (Scots)
  • Kirstin (Estonian, Scots)
  • Kirsty (Scots)
  • Kistiñe (Basque)
  • Kjersti (Norwegian)
  • Kjerstin (Norwegian), (Swedish)
  • Kolina (Swedish)
  • Kris (Danish), (English)
  • Kriska (Hungarian)
  • Krista (Czech), (English), Estonian, (German), (Latvian)
  • Kristen (English)
  • Kristi (English, Estonian)
  • Kristia (English)
  • Kristiana (Latvian)
  • Kristiane (German)
  • Kristie (English)
  • Kristiina (Estonian), (Finnish)
  • Kristin (Estonian, German), (Scandinavian)
  • Kristína (Slovakian)
  • ქრისტინე (Kristine) (Georgian)
  • Kristina (Croatian), (Czech), (German), (Indonesia), (Lithuanian), (Russian), (Serbian), (Slovene), (Swedish)
  • Kristine (Danish), (German), (Latvian), (Norwegian)
  • Kristinka (Czech)
  • Kristjana (Icelandic)
  • Kristy (English)
  • Kristýna (Czech)
  • Kriszta (Hungarian)
  • Kriszti (Hungarian)
  • Krisztina (Hungarian)
  • Krysia (Polish)
  • Krysta (Polish)
  • Krystka (Polish)
  • Krysten (English)
  • Krystiana (Polish)
  • Krystina (English)
  • Krystyn (Polish)
  • Krystyna (Polish)
  • Krystynka (Polish)
  • Kurisu, Kurisutīna (クリスティーナ) (Japanese)
  • Kèlǐsīdìnà (克里斯蒂娜) (Chinese Simplified and Traditional)
  • Keuriseutina (크리스티나) (Korean)
  • Kyrsten (English)
  • Nina
  • Stiina (Estonian, Finnish)
  • Stina (German), (Scandinavian)
  • Stine (Danish), (Norwegian)
  • Stinne (Danish)
  • Tiina (Estonian, Finnish)
  • Tina (Dutch), (English), (Greek), (Italian), (Russian), (Slovene)
  • Tine (Danish), (Norwegian)
  • Tineke (Dutch)
  • Tyna (Czech)
  • Христина (Khrystyna) (Ukrainian)
  • Χριστίνα (Hristina or Christina) (Greek)
  • Kiṟisṭiṉā (கிறிஸ்டினா) (Tamil)
  • Krisṭinā (క్రిస్టినా) (Telugu)
  • Qrystynʼa (קריסטינאַ) (Yiddish)
  • Kh ri s̄ti nā (คริสตินา) (Thai)
  • Karisaṭīnā (ਕਰਿਸਟੀਨਾ) (Punjabi)
  • Krisṭīnā (ક્રિસ્ટીના) (Gujarati)
  • Кристина (Kristina) (Mongolian)
  • کریستینا (Persian)
  • کرسٹینا (Urdu)
  • Krisṭīnā (क्रिस्टीना) (Marathi), (Nepali), (Hindi)
  • Krisṭinā (ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಟಿನಾ) (Kannada)
  • Risten (Northern Sami)
  • People

    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 Gyllenstierna (1494–1559), Swedish national heroine
  • Maria Kristina Kiellström (1744–1789), Swedish silk manufacturer
  • Christina Rossetti (1830–1894), English poet
  • Royalty
  • Christina (1432–1492), Queen of Sweden 1470
  • Christina (1626–1689), Queen regnant of Sweden from 1632 to 1654
  • Christina, Dutch princess
  • Christina, Swedish princess
  • Maria Christina of Austria
  • Archduchess Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen
  • Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (disambiguation), several people with the name
  • Princess Alexandra Christina, Countess of Frederiksborg
  • Christina of Milan
  • Politicians
  • Cristina Kirchner (born 1953), President of Argentina (2007-2015 )
  • Entertainers
  • Christina Aguilar (born 1966), (Filipino/French/Spanish) 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, Greek actress
  • Christina Milian (born 1981), American pop singer
  • Christina Moore (born 1973), American actress
  • Christina Ricci (born 1980), American actress
  • Christina Pickles (born 1935), English/American actress
  • Christina Schollin (born 1937), Swedish actress
  • Christina Perri (born 1986), American singer
  • Christina lynch (born 1999), Canadian singer
  • Sportspeople
  • Christina Boxer (born 1957), English middle distance runner
  • Christina Crawford (wrestler) (born 1988), American dancer, professional wrestler, and former WWE Diva
  • Hristina Kokotou, Greek race walker
  • Christina Sandberg, (Born 1948), Swedish professional tennis player
  • Christina Wheeler (born 1982), Australian professional tennis player
  • Christina Yannetsos (born 1983), American judoka
  • Christina Von Eerie (born Christina Kardooni in 1989), American professional wrestler
  • Other
  • Christina Lekka, Greek fashion model
  • Christina Dodwell (born 1951), explorer and travel writer
  • Christina Katrakis (born 1980), American artist
  • Christina, a character from Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
  • Christina Hawthorne, the main character from Hawthorne (TV series)
  • Kristina L, Neill, now Kristina L, Alfaro (born 1985) Stole the heart of Samuel C, Alfaro and never returned it. Married 01-01-2014.

    References

    Christina (given name) Wikipedia