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Christina (given name)

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. The name Christina is most commonly used in the Christian religion.

Christina
Pronunciation/krɪˈstiːnə/ krist-EE-nə
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameAncient Greek, used to translate Hebrew
Meaning"Follower of Christ"
Other names
Related namesΧριστίνα, Cristina, Kristina, Kristine, Christine, Christian, Chris, Christopher, Kristen, Krista, Christa, Crista, Christabelle

Variant forms

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

  • Chris (English)
  • Chrissie (English)
  • Chrissy (English)
  • Christa (Danish, Dutch, English, German)
  • Christena
  • Christi (English)
  • Christiana (Latin, Spanish)
  • Christiane (French, German)
  • Christianne (French, German)
  • Christie (English)
  • Christin (German, Scandinavian)
  • Christina (German, English, Greek, Swedish)
  • Christine (Dutch, English, French, German, Scandinavian)
  • Christy (English)
  • Chrys (English)
  • Chrystina (English)
  • Crestienne (French)
  • Cris (Spanish)
  • Crista (Spanish)
  • Cristen (English)
  • Cristiana (Italian, Spanish)
  • Cristin (Irish)
  • Cristina (Catalan, Italian, English, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician)
  • Christina, Kristina, Kristin, Christy, Christine, Cristina, Christabel, Christabella (Indonesian)
  • Cristy (Spanish, English)
  • Hristina (Bulgarian, Greek)
  • Kerstin (German, Swedish)
  • Khristina (Кристина) (Russian)
  • Khristya (Russian)
  • Khrysta (Russian, Ukrainian)
  • Kiersten (Danish, English)
  • Kirsi (Finnish)
  • Kirsteen (Scots)
  • Kirsten (Scandinavian)
  • Kirsti (Finnish)
  • Kirstie (Scots)
  • Kirstin (Estonian, Scots)
  • Kirsty (Scots)
  • Kjersti (Norwegian)
  • Kjerstin (Norwegian, Swedish)
  • Кристина (Kristina) (Macedonian, Russian, Serbian)
  • Kris (Danish, English)
  • Krisztina (Hungarian)
  • Krista (Czech, English, Estonian, German, Latvian)
  • Kristen (English)
  • Kristi (English, Estonian)
  • Kristiana (Latvian)
  • Kristiane (German)
  • Kristie (English)
  • Kristiina (Estonian, Finnish)
  • Kristin (English, Estonian, German, Norwegian, Scandinavian)
  • Kristína (Czech, Slovak, Albanian)
  • Kristina (Croatian, Czech, English, German, Lithuanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Swedish)
  • Kristine (Danish, English, German, Latvian, Norwegian)
  • Kristinka (Czech)
  • Kristjana (Icelandic)
  • Kristy (English)
  • Kristýna (Czech)
  • Kriszta (Hungarian)
  • Kriszti (Hungarian)
  • Krisztina (Hungarian)
  • Krysia (Polish)
  • Krysta (Polish)
  • Krysten (English)
  • Krystyna (Polish)
  • Krystina (English)
  • Stiina (Estonian, Finnish)
  • Stina (German, Scandinavian)
  • Stine (Danish, Norwegian)
  • Stinne (Danish)
  • Tiina (Estonian, Finnish)
  • Христина (Khrystyna) (Russian, Ukrainian)
  • Χριστίνα (Hristina or Christina) (Greek)

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Fictional characters

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  • Christina, from the anime film Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
  • Christina, from the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth
  • Christina Berg, from the teen drama series Skam, played by Ina Svenningdal
  • Christina Borres, from the ABS-CBN's 2010–2011 drama series Mara Clara
  • Christina Dichiera, from the crime drama series Stingers, played by Jacinta Stapleton
  • 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 Nickson, from the supernatural drama series Point Pleasant, played by Elisabeth Harnois
  • Christina Parsons, from the Flambards trilogy by K. M. Peyton
  • Christina Ross, mother of the Ross kids in the American TV series Jessie

References

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  1. ↑ 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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