Christine

\kʁis.tin\♀French girl's name

At a glance

GenderFeminine
Pronunciation\kʁis.tin\

Origin and meaning

Borrowed from Latin Chrīstiāna, the name of an early martyr. Doublet of chrétienne.

Where it is mostly given

  • Great Britain
  • Ireland
  • United States
  • Malta
  • France
  • Belgium
  • Luxembourg
  • Netherlands
  • East Frisia
  • Germany

Around the world

  • EnglishChristina, Kristin
  • BretonKristina
  • CatalanCristina
  • DanishKirsten
  • SpanishCristina
  • FinnishKristiina
  • GreekΧριστίνα
  • HungarianKrisztina
  • ItalianCristina
  • NorwegianKirsten
  • PolishKrystyna
  • PortugueseCristiane, Cristina
  • RussianХристина
  • SlovenianKristin

Source: Wiktionnaire (CC BY-SA 4.0). Recording: Mecanautes (France), Lingua Libre / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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