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CHRISTINA
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Gender: Feminine
Usage: English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch
Pronounced: kris-TEEN-ə (English), kris-TEE-nah (German, Dutch) [key]
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From Christiana, the Latin feminine form of CHRISTIAN. This was the name of an early, possibly legendary, saint who was tormented by her pagan father. It was also borne by a 17th-century Swedish queen and patron the arts who gave up her crown in order to become a Roman Catholic. |
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