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View Name: Christina


CHRISTINA
GENDER: Feminine
USAGE: English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch
PRONOUNCED: kris-TEEN-ə (English), kris-TEE-nah (German, Dutch)   [key]
Meaning & History
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.
Related Names
VARIANTS: Christiana, Christine, Kristina, Krystina (English), Christiane, Christine, Kristiane, Kristina, Kristine (German), Christine, Kristina, Kristine (Swedish), Christine, Kristina, Kristine (Norwegian), Christine, Kristina, Kristine, Kirstine (Danish), Christine (Dutch)
DIMINUTIVES: Chris, Chrissie, Chrissy, Christa, Christi, Christie, Christy, Ina, Kiki, Krista, Kristi, Kristie, Kristy, Tiana, Tina, Christabel, Christabella, Christabelle, Christobel, Kris, Kristia (English), Christa, Christel, Christin, Ina, Kiki, Krista, Kristin (German), Christin, Ina, Kia, Kristin, Stina (Swedish), Christin, Ina, Kjersti, Kristin, Stina, Stine, Tine (Norwegian), Christa, Christin, Ina, Kristin, Stina, Stine, Tine (Danish), Ina, Stien, Tina, Tineke (Dutch)
MASCULINE FORMS: Christian (English), Carsten, Christian, Karsten (German), Christian, Kristian (Swedish), Christian, Kristian, Christen, Kristen (Norwegian), Christian, Kristian, Christen, Kristen (Danish), Christiaan (Dutch)
OTHER LANGUAGES: Kistiñe (Basque), Hristina, Kristina (Bulgarian), Kristina, Ina, Tina (Croatian), Kristina, Kristýna (Czech), Kristiina (Estonian), Kristiina, Kirsi, Kirsti, Krista, Stiina, Tiina (Finnish), Christiane, Christine, Christelle (French), Kilikina (Hawaiian), Krisztina (Hungarian), Kristín, Kristjana (Icelandic), Cristiana, Cristina, Tina (Italian), Christiana (Late Roman), Kristiāna, Kristīna, Kristīne (Latvian), Kristina (Lithuanian), Hristina (Macedonian), Krystiana, Krystyna, Krysia (Polish), Cristiana, Cristina (Portuguese), Cristina (Romanian), Kristina (Russian), Cairistìona, Kirstin, Kirsteen, Kirstie, Kirsty (Scottish), Kristina (Serbian), Kristína (Slovak), Kristina, Tina (Slovene), Cristina (Spanish), Crystin (Welsh)
Popularity
United States  ranked #271 
Canada (BC)  - 
Australia (NSW)  - 
Austria  ranked #42 
France  - 
Netherlands  ranked #341 
Norway  - 



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