Christina (given name)

For other uses, see Christina.
Christina
Pronunciation/krɪˈstiːnə/ krist-EE-nə
GenderFemale
Origin
Word/nameAncient Greek, used to translate Hebrew
Meaning"Follower of Christ"
Other names
Related namesΧριστίνα, Cristina, Kristina, Kristine, Christine, Christian, Chris, Christopher, Kristen, Krista, Christa, Crista, Christabelle

Christina or Cristina is a feminine given name. It is a simplified form of the Latin Christiana, and a feminine form of Christianus or a Latinized form of the Middle English Christin 'Christian' (Old English christen, from Latin).[1] Short forms include Chris and Tina. The name is ultimately derived from the original Greek form of the name, Χριστίνα.

  1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 55, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1.