Christina
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - Cite This SourceChristina is a female name originating from Christian. It is a well-used name throughout the world with many variants.
People
Religious figures- Saint Christina (3rd or 5th century AD), a saint and martyr pre-dating the Catholic and Orthodox congregational tradition
- Christina the Astonishing (1150–1224), also known as 'Christina Mirabilis', a Christian holy-woman of BelgiumHistorical figures
- Christina of Sweden (1626–1689), Queen regnant of Sweden from 1632 to 1654
- Maria Kristina Kiellström (1744–1789), Swedish silk manufacturer
- Christina Rossetti (1830–1894), English poetRoyalty
- Princess Christina of the Netherlands
- Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson
- Maria Christina of Austria
- Archduchess Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen
- Princess Maria Christina of Saxony
- Princess Alexandra Christina, Countess of FrederiksborgEntertainers
- Christina Aguilar (born 1966), (Filipino/French/Spanish) Thai pop singer
- Christina Aguilera (born 1980), American pop singer
- Christina Cole (born 1982), English actress
- Christina Ricci (born 1980), American actress
- Christina Applegate (born 1972), American actress
- Christina Milian (born 1981), American pop singer
- Christina Christian (born 1981), American singer
- Christina Pickles (born 1935), English/American actress
Places
- Christina School District, Delaware, United States, named after Christina, Queen regnant of Sweden
- Christina River, Delaware, United States, named after Christina, Queen regnant of Sweden
- Fort Christina, first Swedish settlement in North America
- Christina Lake (British Columbia), Canada
Other
- Christina O, formerly Christina and HMCS Stormont, Aristotle Onassis' fabled yacht
- Christina's World, the Andrew Wyeth painting of Christina Olson
Variant forms
Alternate forms of the name, including spelling variations, nicknames and diminutive forms, include:
- Cairistìona (Scottish)
- Chris (English)
- Chrissie (English)
- Chrissy (English)
- Christa (Danish), (English), (German)
- Christabel (English)
- Christabella (English)
- Christabelle (English)
- Christel (German)
- Christelle (French)
- Christi (English)
- Christiana (English)
- Christiane (French), (German)
- Christianne (French), (German)
- Christie (English)
- Christin (German), (Scandinavian)
- Christine (English), (French), (German), (Scandinavian))
- Christobel (English)
- Christy (English)
- Crestienne (French)
- Crista (Spanish)
- Cristeena (Manx)
- Cristen (English)
- Cristin (Irish)
- Cristiana (Italian), (Spanish)
- Cristina (Italian), (Portuguese), (Romanian), (Spanish)
- Cristiona (Irish)
- Cristy (Spanish)
- Crystin (Welsh)
- Crystina (Czech)
- Hristina (Bulgarian)
- Kerstin (German), (Swedish)
- Khristina (Russian)
- Khristya (Russian)
- Khrysta (Russian)
- Khrustina (Bulgarian)
- Kia (Swedish)
- Kiersten (Danish), (English)
- Kilikina (Hawaiian)
- Kirsi (Finnish)
- Kirsteen (Scottish)
- Kirsten (Scandinavian)
- Kirsti (Finnish)
- Kirstie (Scottish)
- Kirstin (Scottish)
- Kirsty (Scottish)
- Kistiñe (Basque)
- Kjersti (Norwegian)
- Kjerstin (Norwegian), (Swedish)
- Kolina (Swedish)
- Kris (Danish), (English)
- Kriska (Hungarian)
- Krista (Czech), (English), (German)
- Kristen (English)
- Kristi (English)
- Kristia (English)
- Kristiana (Latvian)
- Kristiane (German)
- Kristie (English)
- Kristiina (Estonian), (Finnish)
- Kristin (German), (Scandinavian)
- Kristína (Slovakian)
- Kristina (Croatian), (Czech), (German), (Lithuanian), (Russian), (Serbian), (Swedish)
- Kristine (Danish), (German), (Latvian), (Norwegian)
- Kristinka (Czech)
- Kristjana (Icelandic)
- Kristy (English)
- Kristýna (Czech)
- Kriszta (Hungarian)
- Krisztina (Hungarian)
- Krysia (Polish)
- Krysta (Polish)
- Krystka (Polish)
- Krysten (English)
- Krystiana (Polish)
- Krystina (English)
- Krystyn (Polish)
- Krystyna (Polish)
- Krystynka (Polish)
- Kyrsten (English)
- Stiina (Finnish)
- Stina (German), (Scandinavian)
- Stine (Danish), (Norwegian)
- Stinne (Danish)
- Tiina (Finnish)
- Tina (Dutch), (English), (Greek), (Italian), (Russian), (Slovenian)
- Tine (Danish), (Norwegian)
- Tineke (Dutch)
- Tyna (Czech)
See also
- Cristina (disambiguation page)
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