Christophine is a feminine given name primarily of English origin but also with African and Latin roots. The name derives from
Saint Christopher
Saint Christopher (, , ; ) is venerated by several Christian denominations. According to these traditions, he was a martyr killed in the reign of the 3rd-century Roman Empire, Roman emperor Decius (), or alternatively under the emperor Maximin ...
. Notable people with the name include:
Real
*Christophine Mutharika (died 1990), wife of politician
Peter Mutharika
Arthur Peter Mutharika (born 18 July 1940) is a Malawi, Malawian politician and lawyer who was President of Malawi from May 2014 to June 2020. Mutharika has worked in the field of international justice, specialising in international economic la ...
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Christophine Reinwald (1757–1847), German artist
*Johanne Christophine Stenersen (1855–1936), mother of naval officer
Henry Diesen
Fictional
*Christophine, character from the 2016 film ''
Arctic Heart.''
*Christophine, character from the 1941 film ''
Premier rendez-vous.''
*Christophine, character from ''
Wide Sargasso Sea'' (1966) by
Jean Rhys
Jean Rhys, ( ; born Ella Gwendoline Rees Williams; 24 August 1890 – 14 May 1979) was a novelist who was born and grew up in the Caribbean island of Dominica. From the age of 16, she resided mainly in England, where she was sent for her educa ...
See also
* ''Christophene'', an alternative name for
chayote
Chayote (; previously placed in the obsolete genus ''Sechium''), also known as christophine, mirliton, güisquil, and choko, is an edible plant belonging to the gourd family, Cucurbitaceae. This fruit was first cultivated in Mesoamerica between ...
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Christopher
Christopher is the English language, English version of a Europe-wide name derived from the Greek language, Greek name Χριστόφορος (''Christophoros'' or ''Christoforos''). The constituent parts are Χριστός (''Christós''), "Jesus ...
, a given name
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Christoph, a given name and surname
References
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Feminine given names
Given names