Christina or Cristina is a feminine given name. It is a simplified form of the
Latin
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Christiana, and a feminine form of Christianus or a Latinized form of the Middle English Christin 'Christian' (Old English christen, from Latin).. Short forms include Chris and Tina. The name is ultimately derived from the original Greek form of the name Χριστίνα.
Variant forms
Alternative forms of the name, including spelling variations, nicknames and diminutive forms, include:
*Ying Chistinping ( Chinese)
*Chislee ( Korean)
*Christnah (
India
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*Cairistìona (
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well as ...
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through ...
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...
Punjabi
Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan
* Punjabi language
* Punjabi people
* Punjabi dialects and languages
Punjabi may also refer to:
* Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...
Tamil
Tamil may refer to:
* Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia
** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils
**Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia
* Tamil language, na ...
Macedonian
Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia.
Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to:
People Modern
* Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North Ma ...
Gujarati
Gujarati may refer to:
* something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India
* Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat
* Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them
* Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...
Telugu
Telugu may refer to:
* Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India
*Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India
* Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language
** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode
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Yiddish
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Tina
Tina may refer to:
People
* Tina (given name), people and fictional characters with the given name ''Tina''
Places
* Tina, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran
* Tina, Tunisia, a town in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia
*Tina, Guadalcanal, Solom ...
Christina the Astonishing
Christina the Astonishing (c.1150 – 24 July 1224), also known as Christina Mirabilis, was a Christian holy woman born in Brustem (near Sint-Truiden), Belgium. She was considered a saint in her own time, and for centuries following her deat ...
(1150–1224), also known as 'Christina Mirabilis', a Christian holy-woman of Belgium, and Haines
;Historical figures
* Christina of Markyate (1096-1155), English abbess and mystic
* Christina of the Isles (
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Christina Gyllenstierna
Christina Nilsdotter Gyllenstierna of Fogelvik (Swedish: ''Kristina'' or ''Kerstin'': 1494 – January 1559, Hörningsholm Castle) was a Swedish noblewoman. She was married to the Swedish regent Sten Sture the Younger, and led the Swedish ...
Christina of Denmark
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Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson
Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson, (''Christina Louise Helena'', born 3 August 1943) is the youngest of the four older sisters of King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. She generally uses the name Christina Magnuson.
Early life
Christina was born at ...
Archduchess Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen
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Francis I (Francis Stephen; french: François É ...
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Princess Maria Christina of Saxony (disambiguation) Maria Christina may refer to:
* Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania (1574–1621), Princess, briefly sovereign Princess regnant, of Transylvania, by marriage to Sigismund Báthory
* Maria Christina Alexandra, or Queen Christina of Sweden (162 ...
Christina Liew
Datuk Christina Liew (also known as Liew Chin Jin; ) (born 14 September 1952) is a Hong Kong-born Malaysian politician who has served as the State Minister of Tourism, Culture and Environment of Sabah for the second term in the Gabungan Ra ...
(born 1951), Malaysian politician
* Christina Liu (born 1955), Taiwanese politician
* Christina Jordan (born 1962), British politician
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Cristina Kirchner
Cristina is a female given name, and it is also a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
*Cristina (daughter of Edward the Exile), 11th-century English princess
*Cristina (singer), Cristina Monet-Palaci (1956–2020), American s ...
(born 1953), President of Argentina (2007-2015)
* Christina McKelvie (born 1968), British politician
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Christina Rees
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Christina Cole
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Early life
Born in London, Cole is the eldest of three siblings. She has a younger sister, Cassand ...
(born 1982), English actress
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Christina Grimmie
Christina Victoria Grimmie (March 12, 1994 – June 10, 2016) was an American singer and YouTuber. In 2009, she began posting covers of popular songs onto YouTube. After releasing her debut EP, '' Find Me'' (2011), her YouTube channel reached ...
Christina Metaxa
Christina Metaxa (Greek: Χριστίνα Μεταξά; born 4 April 1992) is a Greek-Cypriot singer and songwriter. Her elder brother, Nikolas Metaxas, is also a singer and won second place in the Greek version of ''The X Factor''. Her brothe ...
(born 1992), Greek Cypriot singer and songwriter
* Christina Milian (born 1981), American pop singer
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Christina Moore
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(born 1973), American actress
* Christina Perri (born 1986), American singer
* Christina Pickles (born 1935), English/American actress
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Christina Ricci
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(born 1980), American actress
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Christina Schollin
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Christina Crawford (wrestler)
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(born 1988), American dancer, wrestler, and WWE Diva
* Christina Dragan (born 2007), Romanian-American rhythmic gymnast
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Christina Giazitzidou
Christina Giazitzidou ( el, Χριστίνα Γιαζιτζίδου; born 12 October 1989) is a Greek rower. She won the bronze medal (along with Alexandra Tsiavou) at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, in the Women's lightweight double scul ...
Christína Papadáki
Christína Papadáki ( el, Χριστίνα Παπαδάκη) (born 24 February 1973) is a former tennis player from Greece who turned professional in 1989.
Her biggest career achievement was reaching the final of the Copa Colsanitas Seguros ...
(born 1973), Greek tennis player
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Christina Sandberg
Christina Sandberg (born 11 January 1948) is a former professional tennis player from Sweden. She reached the quarterfinals of the 1970 Australian Open in both the singles and doubles. She played for Sweden in the Federation Cup in 25 matches, a ...
Christina Zachariadou
Christina Zachariadou ( gr, Χριστίνα Ζαχαριάδου; born 28 August 1974) is a retired Greek tennis player.
In her career, she won three singles titles and twelve doubles titles on the ITF Circuit. On 20 October 2003, she reached ...
Christina Onassis
Christina Onassis ( el, Χριστίνα Ωνάση; 11 December 1950 – 19 November 1988) was a Greek businesswoman, socialite, and heiress to the Onassis fortune. She was the only daughter of Aristotle Onassis and Athina Mary Livanos.
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, Greek shipping heiress
* Christina Tosi, American chef, author, and TV personality
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Christina Twomey
Christina Louise Twomey, is an Australian historian and academic.
Education and career
Twomey was born in Queensland and attended Mac.Robertson Girls' High School in Melbourne. She graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor ...
, Australian historian
Fictional characters
* Christina, from '' Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack''
* Christina, a character from the novel and movie '' Divergent''
* Christina Hawthorne, the main character from the TV series '' Hawthorne''
* Christina Berg (usually called Chris), in the Norwegian TV show'' Skam''
* Christina Gallagher, a character from the US TV series '' House of Cards''
* Christina Parsons (later Russell), the central character of the ''
Flambards
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'' trilogy by
K. M. Peyton
Kathleen Wendy Herald Peyton (born 2 August 1929), who writes primarily as K. M. Peyton, is a British author of fiction for children and young adults.
She has written more than fifty novels including the much loved " Flambards" series of storie ...