Christine

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Christine is a female given name . The name is derived (like Christian or Christiane ) from the Greek word χριστός christós (the anointed), "christa" (the anointed) and figuratively means the Christian : follower of faith in Jesus Christ .

distribution

The development of the popularity of the names Christine and Christina ran roughly parallel in Germany at an interval of about 15 years. At the turn of the century, both names were moderately common, but Christine was more popular. The popularity of both names first declined and then rose again, with Christine from the mid-twenties, with Christina from the beginning of the forties. Christine was among the ten most frequently given female first names in the early sixties, Christina in the late seventies and early eighties. The spread of both names decreased sharply in the following period, with Christine this was in the mid-eighties, with Christina in the mid-nineties.

Name days

Christina

Christine

variants

  • Chris, Chrisi, Chrissa, Chrissi, Chrissy, Christel , Christelle , Christl
  • Christ, Christian, Christian, Christina
  • Cristina
  • Kris, Kris (s) i, Krissy, Kristel
  • Kirsten , Kristeen, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, Krisztina, Krystyna
  • Stina, Stine

See also: Christiane , Kerstin , Nina , Tina

Name bearers

Chris

  • Chris Evert , actually Christine Marie (* 1954), American tennis player

Christian

Christina

Christine

Cristina

Kristeen

Kristin

Kristina

Kristine

Kristiina

Krystýna

stage name

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  1. ↑ Christine on "Popular Given Names"
  2. ↑ Christina on "Popular Given Names"