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"Meaning, Origin, and History of the Name Kristine."
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Christina Christina may refer to: People * Christina (given name), shared by several people * Christina (surname), shared by several people Places * Christina, Montana, unincorporated community, United States * Christina, British Columbia, Canada * Christ ...

'', '' Kristin'', '' Kristina'', '' Kristine'', ''

Kristen Kristen may refer to: *Kristen (given name), includes a list of people with the name *ITC Kristen, a typeface created by George Ryan for the International Typeface Corporation (ITC) *"Kristen", the alias used by Ashley Alexandra Dupré Ashley is a ...

'', '' Kirsten'', ''Khrystyna'' (Ukraine), '' Krystyna'' (Poland), ''

Kristiina Kristiina is an Estonian and Finnish feminine given name. It is a cognate of the English and French given name Christine. Tiina is often used as a diminutive of Kristiina. People named Kristiina include: *Kristiina Brask (born 1990), Finnish ...

'' (Estonia & Finland), and ''

Cristina 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 ...

'' (Spain, Portugal, Central & South America). In

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...

and

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bo ...

, the cognate is ''

''. It is a popular name; for example, in 1968, it was the 14th most frequently-given name for girls in the United States.

Translations

* کریستین (

Persian Persian may refer to: * People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language ** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples ** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...

) * كريستين (

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...

) * Крысціна (Kryścina) (

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

) * খ্রীস্টিন (Khrīsṭina) (

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the ...

) * Hristina ( Bosnian) * Кристин (Kristin) (

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

) * Χριστίνα (Christina, Hristina) (

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

) * ક્રિસ્ટીન (Krisṭīna) (

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- ...

) * כריסטין (

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

) * क्रिस्टीन (Krisṭīna) (

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of North India, northern, Central India, centr ...

) * Cristina (

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

) * クリスティーヌ (Kurisutīnu), クリスティーン　(Kurisutīn) (

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

) * 克莉丝汀(kèlìsītīng) (

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of v ...

) * கிரிஸ்தீன் (Krisṭin) (

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, nati ...

) * ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಟಿನ್ (Krisṭin) (

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

) * 크리스틴 (Keuriseutin) (

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language ** ...

) * Кристин (Kristin) (

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 Mac ...

) * क्रिस्टिन (Krisṭina) (

Nepali Nepali or Nepalese may refer to : Concerning Nepal * Anything of, from, or related to Nepal * Nepali people, citizens of Nepal * Nepali language, an Indo-Aryan language found in Nepal, the current official national language and a language spoken ...

) * کریستین (

) * Krystyna (

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

) * Kristýna (

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places *Czech, ...

) * Kristína ( Slovakian) * Кристина, Христина (Kristina, Khristina) (

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

) * Cristina (Kristina) (

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: ** Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Ca ...

) * Cristine (Tagalog) * Kristīne (Latvian) * קריסטין (Krystyn) ( Yiddish) * ქრისტინე (Georgian) * Христина (

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * Som ...

) * Kristina (

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Je ...

) * Krisztina (

Hungarian Hungarian may refer to: * Hungary, a country in Central Europe * Kingdom of Hungary, state of Hungary, existing between 1000 and 1946 * Hungarians, ethnic groups in Hungary * Hungarian algorithm, a polynomial time algorithm for solving the assignme ...

)

Sense and origin of the name

Generally, the name Christine or Christina is given in Christ's honor and in reference to Saint

Christina of Bolsena Christina of Bolsena, also known as Christine, or in the Eastern Orthodox Church as Christina the Great Martyr, is venerated as a Christian martyr of the third century. Archaeological excavations of an underground cemetery constructed over her t ...

(feast day: 24 July). There are other saints named Christine or Christina, including Christine of Persia (feast day: 13-14 March); Christina of Ancyra (feast day: 18 May), et alia.

People with the given name Christine

* All pages beginning with Christine

Saints

* Saint

: feast day on 24 July *

Saint Christina of Persia Christina (Syriac: ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ, ''Kresṭīnā''),Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al."Christine Yazdouy (text) — ܟܪܣܛܝܢܐ ܝܙܕܘܝ "in ''Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca Electronica'' (2015). born Yazdoi (fl. 6th century), was ...

: feast day, 13-14 March * Saint Christina of Ancyra: feast day, 18 May

In academia

Christine Bachoc Christine Bachoc (born 1964) is a French mathematician known for her work in coding theory, kissing numbers, lattice theory, and semidefinite programming. She is a professor of mathematics at the University of Bordeaux. Bachoc earned a doctora ...

(born 1964), French mathematician *

Christine L. Clouser Christine Clouser is an American virologist. During her graduate studies she discovered an interest in retro viruses and has since published scientific articles on the feline leukemia virus and HIV virus. Education and experience Clouser start ...

, American virologist *

Christine Drea Christine M. Drea is a researcher and professor of biology and ecology with a specialty in animal social behavior and sexual differentiation at Duke University, both primarily on hyenas and primates. Drea's work is focused on female dominant spe ...

, a biologist and ecologist *

Christine Gardner Christine Joy Gardner (born 1969) is an American communication scholar and journalist. She is an associate professor and the chair of the Department of Communication Arts at Gordon College. Early life and education Gardner was born in 1969. She ...

, an American professor *

Christine Guenther Christine Guenther is an American mathematician known for her research on the differential geometry of manifolds, including the Ricci flow. She is a distinguished professor of mathematics at Pacific University. Guenther graduated from Stanford U ...

, American mathematician *

Christine Heitsch Christine Elizabeth Heitsch is a mathematician whose research involves the biomolecular structure of RNA. She is a professor of mathematics in the Georgia Tech School of Mathematics, and the founding director of the Southeast Center for Mathemati ...

, American mathematician *

Christine Hunter Christine M. Hunter is an American clinical psychologist and a uniformed service officer. She is the acting National Institutes of Health (NIH) associate director for behavioral and social sciences research and acting director of the NIH Office of ...

, American clinical psychologist and military officer *

Christine Paulin-Mohring Christine Paulin-Mohring (born 1962) is a mathematical logician and computer scientist, and Professor at Paris-Saclay University, best known for developing the interactive theorem prover Coq. Biography Paulin-Mohring received her PhD in 1989 un ...

(born 1962), French mathematician and computer scientist *

Christine de Pizan Christine de Pizan or Pisan (), born Cristina da Pizzano (September 1364 – c. 1430), was an Italian poet and court writer for King Charles VI of France and several French dukes. Christine de Pizan served as a court writer in medieval Franc ...

(1364 – c. 1430), French writer *

Christine Figgener Christine Figgener (born October 30, 1983) is a German marine conservation biologist, author, science communicator, and ocean advocate recognized for her work in sea turtle conservation, the fight against plastic pollution, and the empowerment of ...

, German marine biologist and science communicator

In government and politics

Christine Adjobi Dr. Christine Adjobi is an Ivorian politician and physician. She is a member of the Ivorian Popular Front (FPI), and a Minister for the Fight Against AIDS in the Ivorian government of Prime Minister Guillaume Soro. In 2002–2003, during th ...

, an Ivorian politician and physician *

Christine Albanel Christine Albanel (born 25 June 1955) is a French politician and civil servant. From May 2007 to June 2009, she was France's Minister for Culture and Communication in François Fillon's government. Early career Albanel is agrégé in classica ...

(born 1955), a French civil servant, former Minister for Culture and Communication *

Christine Antorini Christine Edda Antorini (born 23 May 1965, in Jyllinge) is a Danish politician for the Social Democrats, formerly for the Socialist People's Party. From 2011 to 2015 she was the Minister of Education in the Cabinet of Helle Thorning-Schmidt. S ...

(born 1965), Danish Minister of Education *

Christine Arguello Christine Marie Arguello (born July 15, 1955) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado and is a former Colorado state official. Previously, ...

(born 1955), a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado *

Christine Aschbacher Christine Aschbacher (born 10 July 1983) is an Austrian People's Party politician who served in the Second Kurz government as minister of labour, family and youth between January 2020 and January 2021. Early life and education Aschbacher was ...

(born 1983), Austrian politician * Dame

Christine Beasley Dame Christine Joan Beasley, (born 13 June 1944, in Essex, England) is a British nurse and NHS healthcare administrator. Career Beasley was educated at Westcliff High School for Girls, Southend-on-Sea, Essex. She began training in 1962 at th ...

(born 1944), British nurse and NHS healthcare administrator *

Christine Boutin Christine Boutin (, born 6 February 1944) is a French former politician leading the small French Christian Democratic Party. She served as a member of the French National Assembly representing Yvelines, from 1986 until 2007, when she was appo ...

(born 1944), French politician, former Minister of Housing and Urban Development, former representative of Yvelines *

Christine Boyle Christine Boyle is a Canadian politician in Vancouver, British Columbia, who was elected to Vancouver City Council in the 2018 municipal election. She is a member of OneCity Vancouver. She is a climate justice activist, United Church minist ...

, Canadian politician *

Christine Butler Christine Margaret Butler (''née'' Smith; 14 December 1943 – 19 September 2017) was a British politician who served as Member of Parliament for Castle Point, representing the Labour Party, between 1997 and 2001. Early life She attended Nels ...

(1943–2017), British politician *

Christine Chapman Christine Chapman (born 7 April 1956) is a Welsh Labour Co-operative politician who was a Member of the National Assembly for Wales for Cynon Valley from 1999 to 2016. She has not held senior government posts and has been described as "one of t ...

(born 1956), Welsh politician *

Christine de Veyrac Christine de Veyrac (born 6 November 1959 in Toulouse) is a French politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament from 1999 until 2014. She is a member of the Union for a Popular Movement, which is part of the European People's ...

(born 1959), French politician *

Christine Decodts Christine Decodts (born 19 May 1966) is a French politician from the miscellaneous centre (Ensemble) who has represented Nord's 13th constituency in the National Assembly since 2022 File:2022 collage V1.png, Clockwise, from top left: Road junc ...

(born 1966), French politician *

Christine Elliott Christine Janice Elliott (born April 13, 1955) is a retired Canadian politician in Ontario who served as the 11th deputy premier of Ontario and the Ontario minister of health from 2018 to 2022. Elliott was elected to represent the riding of Ne ...

(born 1955), Canadian politician *

Christine Grahame Christine Grahame (formerly Creech; born 9 September 1944) is a Scottish politician who served as a Deputy Presiding Officer of the Scottish Parliament from 2016 to 2021. A member of the Scottish National Party (SNP), she has been a Member of t ...

(born 1944), British politician *

Christine Gregoire Christine Gregoire (; née O'Grady; born March 24, 1947) is an American politician who served as the 22nd governor of Washington from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, she defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004, and aga ...

(born 1947), American politician from

Washington state Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first U.S. president—the state was formed from the western part of the Washingto ...

Christine Grice Christine Mary Grice is a New Zealand lawyer and jurist, who was the first female judge in the Cook Islands, and the second female president of the New Zealand Law Society. Career Grice studied at University of Canterbury for a Bachelor of Law ...

, New Zealand lawyer and jurist *

Christine Gwyther Christine Margery Gwyther (born 1959) is a Welsh Labour politician. She won the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire constituency seat in the first National Assembly for Wales elections in1999 and held it until 2007. She lost her seat in the ...

(born 1959), Welsh politician *

Christine Hogarth Christine C. G. Hogarth is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in the 2018 provincial election. She represents the electoral district of Etobicoke—Lakeshore as a member of the Progressive Conservati ...

, Canadian politician *

Christine Humphreys Christine Mary Humphreys, Baroness Humphreys, is a Welsh Liberal Democrats peer and leader of the party's group in the House of Lords. Humphreys is also a former President of the Welsh Liberal Democrats and was a Member of the Welsh Assembly ...

, Welsh politician *

Christine Jardine Christine Anne Jardine (born 24 November 1960) is a Scottish Liberal Democrat politician serving as the Liberal Democrat Spokesperson for Women and Equalities, the Cabinet Office and Scotland since July 2022. She was elected as the Member of ...

(born 1960), British politician * Christine Johnson (born 1968), American politician from

Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to its ...

* Christine Johnson (born 1960), American politician from

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Roc ...

Christine Jönsson Christine Jönsson, born in 1958, is a Swedish politician of the Moderate Party. She has been a member Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mat ...

(born 1958), Swedish politician *

Christine Labrie Christine Labrie is a Canadian politician. She was elected to the National Assembly of Quebec in the 2018 provincial election

, Canadian politician *

Christine Lagarde Christine Madeleine Odette Lagarde (; née Lallouette, ; born 1 January 1956) is a French politician and lawyer who has been serving as President of the European Central Bank since 2019. She previously served as the 11th managing director of the ...

(born 1956), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund *

Christine Lambrecht Christine Lambrecht (born 19 June 1965) is a German lawyer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who has been serving as the Federal Minister of Defence in the government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz since December 2021. In the gov ...

(born 1965), German politician *

Christine Lieberknecht Christine Lieberknecht (born Determann 7 May 1958 in Weimar) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). From 2009 to 2014, she served as the Minister President of Thuringia. Lieberknecht was the first woman to become head o ...

(born 1958), a German politician * Christine McCafferty (born 1945), British politician *

Christine Melnick Christine "Chris" Melnick (born 1950) is a former politician in Manitoba, Canada. She was a cabinet minister in the governments led by New Democratic Party (NDP) Premiers Gary Doer and Greg Selinger. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Melnick received ...

(born 1950), Canadian politician * Christine Moore (born 1983), Canadian politician *

Christine Normandin Christine Normandin (born April 30, 1984) is a Canadian politician, who was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 election. She represents the electoral district of Saint-Jean as a member of the Bloc Québécois. She wa ...

, Canadian politician *

Christine O'Donnell Christine Therese O'Donnell (born August 27, 1969) is an American conservative activist in the Tea Party movement best known for her 2010 campaign for the United States Senate seat from Delaware vacated by Joe Biden. O'Donnell was born in ...

(born 1969), American activist *

Christine Poulin Christine Poulin is a politician in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She served on the Montreal city council from 2001 to 2005 as a member of Vision Montreal (VM). City councillor She was elected to council in the 2001 municipal election for the Laurier ...

, Canadian politician from

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...

Christine Razanamahasoa Christine Harijaona Razanamahasoa is a Malagasy politician. She served as a Minister of Justice between 2009 and 2013, and as the president of the Malagasy National Assembly from February till May 2014, becoming the first woman in this position ...

, Malagasy politician *

Christine Russell Christine Margaret Russell (''née'' Carr, born 25 March 1945) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Chester from 1997 to 2010. She lost her seat to the Conservative Stephen Mosley at the ...

(born 1945), British politician *

Christine Schwarz-Fuchs Christine Schwarz-Fuchs (née Schwarz; born 29 June 1974) is an Austrian politician from the Austrian People's Party The Austrian People's Party (german: Österreichische Volkspartei , ÖVP ) is a Christian-democratic and liberal-conservative ...

(born 1974), Austrian entrepreneur and politician *

Christine Sinicki Christine M. Sinicki (born March 28, 1960) is an American Democratic politician and a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly since 1999. She represents the 20th Assembly district, which comprises the cities of Cudahy and St. Francis, and sou ...

(born 1960), American politician *

Christine Stewart Christine Susan Stewart, (January 3, 1941 – April 25, 2015) was a Canadian politician. She served three terms as a Liberal Party Member of Parliament for the riding of Northumberland in Ontario. During her career she held the cabinet posit ...

(1941–2015), Canadian politician *

Christine St-Pierre Christine St-Pierre (born June 10, 1953, in Saint-Roch des Aulnaies, Quebec) is a Canadian journalist and politician, who was MNA for the Montreal provincial riding of Acadie from 2007 to 2022 as a member of the Quebec Liberal Party. Life a ...

(born 1958), Canadian politician and journalist *

Christine Teunissen Christine Teunissen (born 6 September 1985) is a Dutch politician of the Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren). Since 24 March 2014 she has been a member of the municipal council (Netherlands), municipal council of The Hague, and since 9 ...

(born 1985), a Dutch Senator *

Christine A. Varney Christine A. Varney (born December 17, 1955) is an American antitrust attorney who served as the U.S. assistant attorney general of the Antitrust Division for the Obama Administration and as a Federal Trade commissioner in the Clinton Administrat ...

(born 1955), an American lawyer; former U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust at the United States Department of Justice and Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission *

Christine Todd Whitman Christine Temple Whitman (née Todd; born September 26, 1946) is an American politician and author who served as the 50th governor of New Jersey from 1994 to 2001 and as Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency in the administration ...

(born 1946), American politician

Females in sports

Christine Adams (athlete) Christine Adams (born 28 February 1974, Georgsmarienhütte) is a German pole vaulter. She won a silver medal at the 1996 European Indoor Championships and a bronze medal at the 2000 European Indoor Championships. Her personal best is 4.42 me ...

(born 1974), a German pole vaulter *

Christine Amertil Christine Amertil (born 18 August 1979 in Nassau, New Providence) is a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 400 metres. She graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University. Achievements * 2006 IAAF World Indoor Championships – bronze m ...

(born 1979,) a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 400 metres *

Christine Arron Christine Arron (born 13 September 1973) is a former track and field sprinter, who competed internationally for France in the 60 metres, 100 metres, 200 metres and the 4 × 100 metres relay. She is one of the ten fastest female 100 metres spri ...

(born 1973), a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France *

Christine Bannon-Rodrigues Christine Bannon-Rodrigues (born November 6, 1966) is an American martial artist, actress, stunt person, and choreographer. Biography A student of Don Rodrigues, Bannon-Rodrigues is a 9th degree black belt, she holds 9 World Championsh ...

(born 1966), an American martial artist and actress *

Christine Beck Christine Baitinger (born 2 March 1974 as Christine Beck) is a German football Referee (association football), referee and former player. She played for Fußball-Bundesliga (women), women's Bundesliga team VfL Sindelfingen in the early 1990s befo ...

(born 1974), a German football referee and former player *

Christine Boudrias Christine-Isabel Boudrias (born September 3, 1972, in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1994 Winter Olympics and in the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as t ...

(born 1972), a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1994 & 1998 Winter Olympics *

Christine Brennan Christine Brennan (born May 14, 1958) is a sports columnist for ''USA Today'', a commentator on ABC News, CNN, PBS NewsHour and NPR, and a best-selling author. She was the first female sports reporter for the '' Miami Herald'' in 1981, the firs ...

(born 1958), an American sports columnist, TV and radio commentator, and speaker *

Christine Cook Christine Cook (born 22 June 1970 in Preston, Lancashire) is a retired field hockey defender from England. She represented Hightown, Merseyside, Hightown on club level, and competed for Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics, finishing in fou ...

(born 1970), a retired field hockey defender from England *

Christine Envall Christine Envall (born 28 November 1972) is an Australian professional bodybuilder and nutritionist. Early life and education Christine Envall was born in 1972 in Queensland, Australia. Her hometown is Bendigo, Victoria. She attended Cast ...

(born 1972), an Australian professional bodybuilder *

Christine Girard Christine Girard (born January 3, 1985) is a Canadian weightlifter from Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec (currently living in Gatineau, Quebec). She competes in the 63 kg division. Girard was the first Canadian female to win a medal in weightlifting w ...

(born 1985), a Canadian weightlifter who was the first Canadian female to win a medal in weightlifting *

Christine Mboma Christine Mboma (born 22 May 2003) is a Namibian sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 m. At the age of 18, she won a silver medal in the 200 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first ever Namibian woman to win a women's O ...

(born 2003), a Namibian runner *

Christine Nesbitt Christine Nesbitt (born 17 May 1985) is a Canadian retired long track speed skater who currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia. She won the gold medal in the 1000 metres event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. She had previously ...

(born 1985), a retired Canadian long track speed skater and former Olympic 1000m champion *

Christine Ohuruogu Christine Ijeoma Ohuruogu , MBE (born 17 May 1984) is a British former track and field athlete who specialised in the 400 metres, the event for which she is a former Olympic, World and Commonwealth champion. The Olympic champion in 2008, and ...

(born 1984), a British track and field athlete and former Olympic 400m Champion *

Christine Truman Christine Clara Truman Janes (born 16 January 1941) is a former tennis player from the United Kingdom who was active from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s. She won a singles Grand Slam title at the French Championships in 1959 and was a finalist a ...

(born 1941), a British tennis player and French Open Champion *

Christine Sinclair Christine Margaret Sinclair (born June 12, 1983) is a Canadian professional soccer player who plays as a forward and captains both National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) club Portland Thorns FC and the Canadian national team. An Olympic ...

(born 1983), a Canadian football player who is currently a member of the Canadian National Soccer Team

Males in sports

Christine Michael Christine Lynn Michael Sr. (; born November 9, 1990) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Texas A&M, and was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Early years A native of ...

(born 1990), an American football player running back

In entertainment

* Christine Adams (born 1974), an English actress * Christine Keiko Agena, (born 1973), a Japanese-American actress *

Christine Amor Christine Debra Amor (born 1952) is an Australian actress of stage, television and film. Career Amor was born in Brisbane, Queensland. She graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA). She has acted extensively in televisio ...

(born 1952), an Australian actress *

Christine Andreas Christine Andreas (born October 1, 1951) is an American Broadway actress and singer. Biography Andreas was born in Camden, New Jersey, to James Francis Andreas, a systems analyst, and Teresa Cecilia Genovese Andreas. She graduated from Suffer ...

(born 1951), an American actress and singer *

Christine Angot Christine Angot (born 7 February 1959) is a French novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Life Born Pierrette Marie-Clotilde Schwartz (Schwartz being her mother's name) in Châteauroux, Indre, she is perhaps best known for her 1999 novel ''L'I ...

(born 1959), a French writer, novelist and playwright *

Christine Anu Christine Anu (born 15 March 1970) is an Australian singer, songwriter and actress. She gained popularity with the cover song release of the Warumpi Band's song " My Island Home". Anu has been nominated for 17 ARIA Awards. Early life Anu was bo ...

(born 1970), an Australian pop singer *

Christine Arnothy Christine Arnothy (born Irène Kovach de Szendrö; 20 November 1930 – 6 October 2015) was a Hungarian-born French writer. She was born in Budapest. Her first book, ''J'ai quinze ans et je ne veux pas mourir'' (''I Am Fifteen and I Do Not Want ...

(born 1930), a French writer *

Christine Auten Christine McPeters Auten is an American voice actress, ADR director, and ADR scriptwriter who works for Funimation, ADV Films and Sentai Filmworks. Auten performs the voice of Esdeath, the main antagonist from the popular anime ''Akame ga K ...

(born 1969), an American voice actress and script-writer *

Christine Baranski Christine Jane Baranski (born May 2, 1952) is an American actress. She is a 15-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee, winning once in 1995 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Maryann Thorpe in the sitcom '' Cybill' ...

(born 1952), an American stage and screen actress *

Christine Barkhuizen le Roux Christine Barkhuizen le Roux (18 November 1959 – 18 November 2020) was a South African Afrikaans writer of poems, novels and short stories. A Bachelor of Arts English, Psychology and Theology graduate of Stellenbosch University, she made her deb ...

(1959–2020), South African writer *

Christine Beatty Christine Rowland Beatty (born May 1970) served as the Chief of Staff from 2002 to 2008 to Detroit List of mayors of Detroit, Michigan, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. In January 2008, Beatty resigned amid an emerging political scandal, political-sex sca ...

(born 1958), an American writer, musician and transgender activist *

Christine Bleakley Christine Louise Lampard (''née'' Bleakley, born 2 February 1979) is a Northern Irish broadcaster. She has presented various television programmes with Adrian Chiles, such as ''The One Show'' (2007–2010) and '' Daybreak'' (2010–11), while w ...

(born 1979), a Northern Irish television presenter *

Christine Bottomley Christine Bottomley (born 27 April 1979) is an English actress. Early life Born in Rochdale and grew up in an apartment above the family's chemist shop. She went to several local youth drama groups before embarking on a course at the Royal S ...

(born 1979), a British actress *

Christine Brewer Christine Brewer (born October 26, 1955) is an American soprano opera singer. Biography Brewer grew up in the Mississippi River town of Grand Tower, Illinois. She attended McKendree University in Lebanon, Illinois and concentrated on music ...

(born 1955), an American soprano *

Christine Brodbeck Rabia Christine Brodbeck (born Christine Brodbeck; 28 July 1950) is a Swiss dancer and author. She had an international career as a modern dancer. Since her conversion to Islam in 1986 she has written two spiritual books. Biography Brodbeck wa ...

(born 1950), Swiss dancer and author *

Christine Brooke-Rose Christine Frances Evelyn Brooke-Rose (16 January 1923 – 21 March 2012) was a British writer and literary critic, known principally for her experimental novels.

(born 1923), a British writer and literary critic *

Christine Brubaker Christine Brubaker is a Canadian actor and director. As a theatre actor, she has worked across Canada and is well known for her work in the ensemble cast of the A&E TV original series, ''A Nero Wolfe Mystery'' (2001–2002). As a theatre director, ...

, Canadian actor and director *

Christine Cavanaugh Christine Josephine Cavanaugh (''née'' Sandberg; August 16, 1963 – December 22, 2014) was an American actress, who had a distinctive speaking style and provided the voice for a large range of cartoon characters. She was the original voice of ...

(1963–2014), American voice actress *

Christine Evangelista Christine Evangelista (born October 27, 1986) is an American actress. She is best known for her supporting role as Sherry in the AMC zombie apocalypse horror television series '' The Walking Dead'', along with her later reprising her role in the ...

(born 1986), an American actress *

Christine Fernandes Christine Fernandes Alves (born 1 March 1968) is an American-born Brazilian actress, television presenter and former model. Early life Christine was born in Chicago, Illinois, daughter of Maria Helena and Antônio, Brazilian parents. She was bo ...

(born 1968), a Brazilian actress *

Christine Hà Christine Huyen Tran Ha ( vi, Hà Huyền Trân; born May 9, 1979) is an American chef, writer and TV host. She is the first blind contestant of '' MasterChef'' and the winner of its third season in 2012. Early and personal life Hà was born a ...

(born 1979), an American chef, writer, and TV host *

Christine Lahti Christine Ann Lahti (born April 4, 1950) is an American actress and filmmaker. She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1984 film '' Swing Shift''. Her other film roles include '' ...And Justice for All'' (19 ...

(born 1950), an actress and film director *

Christine Lakin Christine Helen Lakin (born January 24, 1979) is an American actress and director. She is best known for her role as Alicia "Al" Lambert on the 1990s ABC/ CBS sitcom '' Step by Step''. She also played Joan of Arc on Showtime's ''Reefer Madness ...

(born 1979), an American actress *

Christine and the Queens Héloïse Adélaïde Letissier (; born 1 June 1988), known professionally as Christine and the Queens and Redcar, or occasionally simply Chris, is a French singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Nantes, he started learning piano at the age o ...

, or ''Chris''; stage-name of Héloïse Adélaïde Letissier (born 1988), French musician and producer *

Christine McVie Christine Anne McVie (; née Perfect; 12 July 1943 – 30 November 2022) was an English musician and songwriter. She was best known as keyboardist and one of the vocalists of the band Fleetwood Mac. McVie was a member of several bands, nota ...

(1943–2022), a British rock singer, keyboardist and songwriter *

Christine Neubauer Christine Neubauer (born 24 June 1962 in Munich) is a German actress and author. Life and work Background and education Christine Neubauer is the daughter of a printer. Her ancestors came from Munich, Lower Bavaria and Swabia. She attended ...

(born 1962), a German actress *

Christine Ockrent Christine Ockrent (born 24 April 1944) is a Belgian journalist whose career has principally centered on French television. She interviewed Amir Abbas Hoveyda, the former Iranian prime minister, in Evin prison after the Islamic revolution in 19 ...

(born 1944), Belgian journalist and presenter of French television *

Christine Roche Christine Roche (born 1939) is French-Canadian illustrator, cartoonist, teacher and film-maker who lives and works in London. Her work has appeared in several books, magazines, and national newspapers. She is currently a painter. Biography Chris ...

(born 1939), French-Canadian illustrator, cartoonist, teacher and filmmaker *

Christine Shevchenko Christine Shevchenko ( uk, Крістіна Шевченко, born 1988) is a Ukrainian-American ballet dancer. She currently performs as a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre. Early life Born in the Odessa, Ukraine, her father was ...

(born 1988), Ukrainian-American ballet dancer *

Christine Taylor Christine Joan Taylor Stiller (born July 30, 1971) is an American actress. She is known for playing Marcia Brady in '' The Brady Bunch Movie'' and '' A Very Brady Sequel'', as well as roles in films like '' The Craft'', '' The Wedding Singer'', ...

(born 1971), an American actress *

Christine Woods Christine Woods (born September 3, 1983) is an American actress who notably appeared in the HBO series ''Hello Ladies''. She previously portrayed FBI Special Agent Janis Hawk in the ABC series ''FlashForward''. Early life Woods was b ...

(born 1983), an American actress

Other

Christine Butegwa Christine Butegwa is a feminist, writer, entrepreneur, and gender and development activist based in Uganda. She is the author of the book titled, "The Mighty Angwech and More: Female Legends from Ugandan folklore". Christine is an interior design ...

, Ugandan feminist activist and writer *

Christine Bycroft Christine Bycroft is a New Zealand statistician and demographer. Biography Bycroft is a principal population statistician at Statistics New Zealand, for whom she has published an analysis comparing the costs and benefits of running a full cen ...

, New Zealand statistician and demographer *

Christine Chubbuck Christine "Chris" Chubbuck (August 24, 1944 – July 15, 1974) was an American television news reporter who worked for stations WTOG and WXLT-TV in Sarasota, Florida. She was the first person to die by suicide on a live television broadcas ...

(1944–1974), American news reporter who committed suicide on live television *

Christine Donnelly The Aboriginal Dance Theatre Redfern (ADTR) is an Australian non-profit organisation providing cultural and dance programs for Aboriginal Australian, located in the Sydney suburb of Redfern. It was founded in 1979 by Christine Donnelly, who r ...

, founder and CEO of the Aboriginal Dance Theatre Redfern in Sydney, Australia *

Christine Falling Christine Laverne Falling (née Slaughter; born March 12, 1963) is an American serial killer. Life Childhood and youth Christine Laverne Slaughter was the youngest child in an unusual family; her father, Thomas, was 65 years old at the time ...

, American serial killer *

Christine Peterson Christine Peterson is an American forecaster, and the co-founder of Foresight Institute. She is credited with suggesting the term "open source" when used in connection with software. Peterson holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from MIT.

, American forecaster * Christine "Chris" Sizemore, American woman with dissociative identity disorder, inspired book ''

The Three Faces of Eve ''The Three Faces of Eve'' is a 1957 American film noir mystery drama film presented in CinemaScope, based on the book of the same name about the life of Chris Costner Sizemore, which was written by psychiatrists Corbett H. Thigpen and Hervey M. ...

'' *

Christine Wiedinmyer Christine Wiedinmyer is an American atmospheric chemist who is research scientist in the Atmospheric Chemistry Division of the National Center for Atmospheric Research. She has a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin ...

, research scientist in the Atmospheric Chemistry Division of the

National Center for Atmospheric Research The US National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR ) is a US federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) managed by the nonprofit University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) and funded by the National Science Founda ...

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Christine Appleby Christine Appleby (née Hardman) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street''. She was played by Christine Hargreaves between 1960 and 1963. Creation Casting Salford-born 21-year-old Christine Hargreaves w ...

in the ITV

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' is an English soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres around a cobbled, terraced street in Weatherfield, a fictional town based ...

'' *

Christine Blair Christine Blair is a fictional character from ''The Young and the Restless'', an American soap opera on the CBS network, portrayed by Lauralee Bell, the daughter of series creators William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell. "Cricket" (as the charac ...

in the

CBS CBS Broadcasting Inc., commonly shortened to CBS, the abbreviation of its former legal name Columbia Broadcasting System, is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the CBS Entertainme ...

soap opera ''

The Young and the Restless ''The Young and the Restless'' (often abbreviated as ''Y&R'') is an American television soap opera created by William J. Bell and Lee Phillip Bell for CBS. The show is set in fictional Genoa City (not the real-life similarly-named Genoa City ...

'' * Christine Campbell, the title character of the CBS sitcom ''

The New Adventures of Old Christine ''The New Adventures of Old Christine'' (often shortened to simply ''Old Christine'') is an American sitcom television series starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Christine Campbell, a divorced mother doing her best to keep pace with those around her ...

'' * Christine Carpenter, a minor character in the soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on sister channel E4 a da ...

'' *

Christine Chapel Christine Chapel is a fictional character who appears in all three seasons of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: The Original Series'', as well as ''Star Trek: The Animated Series'' and the films '' Star Trek: The Motion ...

in the original ''Star Trek'' series and related films *

Christine Daaé Christine Daaé is a fictional character and the female protagonist of Gaston Leroux's 1910 novel ''The Phantom of the Opera'' and of the various adaptations of the work. Erik, the Phantom of the Opera and Viscount Raoul de Chagny both fall in ...

, the female lead in ''

The Phantom of the Opera ''The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra) is a novel by French author Gaston Leroux. It was first published as a serial in from 23 September 1909 to 8 January 1910, and was released in volume form in late March 1910 by Pier ...

'', originally a novel by

Gaston Leroux Gaston Louis Alfred Leroux (6 May 186815 April 1927) was a French journalist and author of detective fiction. In the English-speaking world, he is best known for writing the novel '' The Phantom of the Opera'' (french: Le Fantôme de l'Opéra, ...

. * Christine "Chris" Hargensen, antagonist of

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high ...

's '' Carrie'' * Christine Morris in a book series by

Maureen Jennings Maureen Jennings (born 1939) is a British Canadian writer, most well known for the ''Detective Murdoch Series'', the basis for the television series ''Murdoch Mysteries''. She is credited as a Creative Consultant and occasionally writer for the ...

* Christine Malone, a character in the video games ''

TimeSplitters ''TimeSplitters'' is a series of first-person shooter video games developed by Free Radical Design. The games are often considered spiritual successors to '' GoldenEye 007'' and ''Perfect Dark'', due to overlapping elements in gameplay, design, ...

'' and '' TimeSplitters: Future Perfect'' *

Christine Mulgrew This article lists the characters and the actors who portray them from the award-winning BBC television series '' Waterloo Road''. The series utilises an ensemble cast, led by the staff members of the eponymous school. It also has a high turnove ...

, a character in the BBC drama ''Waterloo Road'' *

Christine Nelson Christine "Spike" Nelson is a fictional character from the ''Degrassi'' teen drama franchise. Portrayed by Amanda Stepto, Spike appeared throughout ''Degrassi Junior High'' (1987-89)'', Degrassi High'' (1989-91), and the first nine seasons of ' ...

aka "Spike" in ''

Degrassi ''Degrassi'' is a Canadian television franchise created by Kit Hood and Linda Schuyler in 1979. It is centred on a multigenerational teen drama about an ensemble cast of teenagers attending the namesake Toronto school as they navigate their ...

'' *

Christine Penmark ''The Bad Seed'' is a 1954 novel by American writer William March, the last of his major works published before his death. Nominated for the 1955 National Book Award for Fiction, ''The Bad Seed'' tells the story of a mother's realization that ...

William March William March (September 18, 1893 – May 15, 1954) was an American writer of psychological fiction and a highly decorated U.S. Marine. The author of six novels and four short-story collections, March was praised by critics but never attained ...

's novel ''

The Bad Seed ''The Bad Seed'' is a 1954 novel by American writer William March, the last of his major works published before his death. Nominated for the 1955 National Book Award for Fiction, ''The Bad Seed'' tells the story of a mother's realization that h ...

'' *

Christine Weiring Christine may refer to: People * Christine (name), a female given name Film * ''Christine'' (1958 film), based on Schnitzler's play ''Liebelei'' * ''Christine'' (1983 film), based on King's novel of the same name * ''Christine'' (1987 fil ...

, the title character of the 1958 film ''Christine'' * Christine in

Toni Morrison Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia Wofford; February 18, 1931 – August 5, 2019), known as Toni Morrison, was an American novelist. Her first novel, '' The Bluest Eye'', was published in 1970. The critically acclaimed '' S ...

's novel ''

Love Love encompasses a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most sublime virtue or good habit, the deepest Interpersonal relationship, interpersonal affection, to the simplest pleasure. An example of this range of ...

'' * ''

Christine Christine may refer to: People * Christine (name), a female given name Film * ''Christine'' (1958 film), based on Schnitzler's play ''Liebelei'' * ''Christine'' (1983 film), based on King's novel of the same name * ''Christine'' (1987 fil ...

'', novel by Stephen King about a demonic car; a 1983 film adaptation was produced * Christine Booth, the daughter of Dr. Temperance Brennan and Seeley Booth in the TV show ''

Bones A bone is a rigid organ that constitutes part of the skeleton in most vertebrate animals. Bones protect the various other organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells, store minerals, provide structure and support for the body, an ...

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