Christina
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editName of an early martyr, shortened from Latin Christiana (“a Christian (woman)”). Doublet of Kirsten.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /kɹɪsˈtiːnə/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Proper noun
editChristina
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
- 1811, Mary Mitford, Christina, the Maid of the South Seas, London: A.J.Valpy, page 26:
- For never yet that maiden's woes
To check our social pleasure rose,
Her joy she shares, her grief's her own,
CHRISTINA CHRISTIAN weeps alone.
- 1900, Elisabeth Luther Cary, The Rossettis:Dante Gabriel and Christina., Putnam's Sons, page 230:
- Her name "Christina" was derived from one of the Bonaparte family, Lady Dudley Stuart
- 2006, Richard Paul Evans, Finding Noel: A Novel, Simon&Schuster, →ISBN, page 168:
- She was born on Christmas Day. I wanted to name her Holly. But with the last name of Wood, your mama wouldn't go for that. So we named her Christina.
Related terms
edit- (variants): Christian, Christiana, Christine, Kirsten, Kirsty, Kristen, Kristin, Kristine
- (diminutives): Chris, Chrissie, Chrissy, Christie, Christy, Kristi, Kristie, Kristy, Tina
Translations
editfemale given name
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Anagrams
editDanish
editProper noun
editChristina
- a female given name, a Latinate and Swedish type variant of Christine
References
edit- [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 22 570 females with the given name Christina (compared to 7748 named Kristina) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 May 2011.
Dutch
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Pronunciation
editProper noun
editChristina f
- a female given name
Derived terms
editGerman
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editChristina
- a female given name, Latinate variant of Christine
Norwegian
editProper noun
editChristina
- a female given name, Latinate variant of Kristine
Swedish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Latin Christiana, Christina. First recorded in runes as kristin in the 12th century. Name of a 17th century queen of Sweden.
Pronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Proper noun
editChristina c (genitive Christinas)
- a female given name
- 1997, Majgull Axelsson, Aprilhäxan, Pan, published 2006, →ISBN, page 160:
- "Birgitta, Margareta och Christina", sa barnavårdstanten och skrattade ett kacklande litet besökarskratt. "Nu fattas det bara en liten Desirée för att det ska bli precis som på Haga slott..."
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
References
edit- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- [2] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 103 615 females with the given name Christina (compared to 173 259 named Kristina) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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