Christine is feminine given name of Greek origin. It is a name in regular usage in French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Irish, and Scottish cultures,[1] and it is often associated with the meaning "Follower of Christ."[2] Variants include: Christina, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, Kristen, Kirsten, Khrystyna (Ukraine), Krystyna (Poland), Kristiina (Estonia & Finland), and Cristina (Spain, Portugal, Central & South America).
In Estonia and Finland, the cognate is Kristiina. It is a popular name; for example, in 1968, it was the 14th most frequently-given name for girls in the United States.[1][2]
Translations
- کریستین (Persian)
- كريستين (Arabic)
- Крысціна (Kryścina) (Belarusian)
- খ্রীস্টিন (Khrīsṭina) (Bengali)
- Hristina (Bosnian)
- Кристин (Kristin) (Bulgarian)
- Χριστίνα (Christina, Hristina) (Greek)
- ક્રિસ્ટીન (Krisṭīna) (Gujarati)
- כריסטין (Hebrew)
- क्रिस्टीना (Krisṭīna) (Hindi)
- Cristina (Italian)
- Christine (Indonesian)
- クリスティーヌ (Kurisutīnu), クリスティーン (Kurisutīn) (Japanese)
- 克莉丝汀(kèlìsītīng) (Chinese)
- கிரிஸ்தீன் (Krisṭin) (Tamil)
- ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಟಿನ್ (Krisṭin) (Kannada)
- 크리스틴 (Keuriseutin) (Korean)
- Кристин (Kristin) (Macedonian)
- क्रिस्टिन (Krisṭina) (Nepali)
- کریستین (Persian)
- Krystyna (Polish)
- Kristýna (Czech)
- Kristína (Slovakian)
- Кристина, Христина (Kristina, Khristina[3]) (Russian)
- Cristina (Kristina) (Spanish)
- Cristine (Tagalog)
- Kristīne (Latvian)
- קריסטין (Krystyn) (Yiddish)
- ქრისტინე (Georgian)
- Христина (Ukrainian)
- Kristina (Lithuanian)
- Krisztina (Hungarian)
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 (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 Christina of Bolsena: feast day on 24 July
- Saint Christina of Persia: feast day, 13-14 March
- Saint Christina of Ancyra: feast day, 18 May[4]
In academia
- Christine Alewine, American oncologist and biologist
- Christine Bachoc (born 1964), French mathematician
- Christine L. Clouser, American virologist
- Christine Drea, a biologist and ecologist
- Christine Gardner, an American professor
- Christine Goodale, American ecosystem ecologist
- Christine Guenther, American mathematician
- Christine Heitsch, American mathematician
- Christine Hunter, American clinical psychologist and military officer
- Christine Paulin-Mohring (born 1962), French mathematician and computer scientist
- Christine de Pizan (1364 – c. 1430), French writer
- Christine Figgener, German marine biologist and science communicator
In government and politics
- Christine Adjobi, an Ivorian politician and physician
- Christine Albanel (born 1955), a French civil servant, former Minister for Culture and Communication
- Christine Antorini (born 1965), Danish Minister of Education
- Christine Arguello (born 1955), a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
- Christine Aschbacher (born 1983), Austrian politician
- Dame Christine Beasley (born 1944), British nurse and NHS healthcare administrator
- Christine Boutin (born 1944), French politician, former Minister of Housing and Urban Development, former representative of Yvelines
- Christine Boyle, Canadian politician
- Christine Butler (1943–2017), British politician
- Christine Chapman (born 1956), Welsh politician
- Christine Cusanelli (born 1972), Canadian politician
- Christine de Veyrac (born 1959), French politician
- Christine Decodts (born 1966), French politician
- Christine Elliott (born 1955), Canadian politician
- Christine Grahame (born 1944), British politician
- Christine Gregoire (born 1947), American politician from Washington state
- Christine Grice, New Zealand lawyer and jurist
- Christine Gwyther (born 1959), Welsh politician
- Christine Hogarth, Canadian politician
- Christine Humphreys, Welsh politician
- Christine Jardine (born 1960), British politician
- Christine Johnson (born 1968), American politician from Utah
- Christine Johnson (born 1960), American politician from Illinois
- Christine Jönsson (born 1958), Swedish politician
- Christine Labrie, Canadian politician
- Christine Lagarde (born 1956), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
- Christine Lambrecht (born 1965), German politician
- Christine Lieberknecht (born 1958), a German politician
- Christine McCafferty (born 1945), British politician
- Christine Melnick (born 1950), Canadian politician
- Christine Moore (born 1983), Canadian politician
- Christine Normandin, Canadian politician
- Christine O'Donnell (born 1969), American activist
- Christine Poulin, Canadian politician from Montreal
- Christine Razanamahasoa, Malagasy politician
- Christine Russell (born 1945), British politician
- Christine Schwarz-Fuchs (born 1974), Austrian entrepreneur and politician
- Christine Sinicki (born 1960), American politician
- Christine Stewart (1941–2015), Canadian politician
- Christine St-Pierre (born 1958), Canadian politician and journalist
- Christine Teunissen (born 1985), a Dutch Senator
- Christine A. Varney (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 (born 1946), American politician
- Christine Wohlwend (born 1978), Liechtensteiner politician
Females in sports
- Christine Adams (athlete) (born 1974), a German pole vaulter
- Christine Amertil (born 1979), a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 400 metres
- Christine Arron (born 1973), a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France
- Christine Bannon-Rodrigues (born 1966), an American martial artist and actress
- Christine Beck (born 1974), a German football referee and former player
- Christine Beckers (aka Christine; born 1943), a Belgian racing driver
- Christine Boudrias (born 1972), a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1994 & 1998 Winter Olympics
- Christine Brennan (born 1958), an American sports columnist, TV and radio commentator, and speaker
- Christine Cook (born 1970), a retired field hockey defender from England
- Christine Envall (born 1972), an Australian professional bodybuilder
- Christine Girard (born 1985), a Canadian weightlifter who was the first Canadian female to win a medal in weightlifting
- Christine Mboma (born 2003), a Namibian runner
- Christine Nesbitt (born 1985), a retired Canadian long track speed skater and former Olympic 1000m champion
- Christine Ohuruogu (born 1984), a British track and field athlete and former Olympic 400m Champion
- Christine Rawak, athletic director at the University of Delaware
- Christine Truman (born 1941), a British tennis player and French Open Champion
- Christine Sinclair (born 1983), a Canadian football player who is currently a member of the Canadian National Soccer Team
Males in sports
- Christine Michael (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 (born 1952), an Australian actress
- Christine Andreas (born 1951), an American actress and singer
- Christine Angot (born 1959), a French writer, novelist and playwright
- Christine Anu (born 1970), an Australian pop singer
- Christine Arnothy (1930–2015), a French writer
- Christine Auten (born 1969), an American voice actress and script-writer
- Christine Baranski (born 1952), an American stage and screen actress
- Christine Barkhuizen le Roux (1959–2020), South African writer
- Christine Beatty (born 1958), an American writer, musician and transgender activist
- Christine Bleakley (born 1979), a Northern Irish television presenter
- Christine Bottomley (born 1979), a British actress
- Christine Brewer (born 1955), an American soprano
- Christine Brodbeck (born 1950), Swiss dancer and author
- Christine Brooke-Rose (1923–2012), a British writer and literary critic
- Christine Brubaker, Canadian actor and director
- Christine Cavanaugh (1963–2014), American voice actress
- Christine Day (author), Indigenous American author
- Christine Evangelista (born 1986), an American actress
- Christine Fernandes (born 1968), a Brazilian actress
- Christine Genast (1798–1860), a German actress, singer and pianist
- Christine Hà (born 1979), an American chef, writer, and TV host
- Christine Lahti (born 1950), an actress and film director
- Christine Lakin (born 1979), an American actress
- Christine and the Queens, or Chris; stage-name of Héloïse Adélaïde Letissier (born 1988), French musician and producer
- Christine McVie (1943–2022), a British rock singer, keyboardist and songwriter
- Christine Neubauer (born 1962), a German actress
- Christine Ockrent (born 1944), Belgian journalist and presenter of French television
- Christine Roche (born 1939), French-Canadian illustrator, cartoonist, teacher and filmmaker
- Christine Shevchenko (born 1988), Ukrainian-American ballet dancer
- Christine Wetherill Stevenson (1878-1922), American heiress to the Pittsburgh Paint Company, dramatist and arts patron
- Christine Taylor (born 1971), an American actress
- Christine Woods (born 1983), an American actress
Other
- Christine Butegwa, Ugandan feminist activist and writer
- Christine Bycroft, New Zealand statistician and demographer
- Christine Chubbuck (1944–1974), American news reporter who committed suicide on live television
- Christine Donnelly, founder and CEO of the Aboriginal Dance Theatre Redfern in Sydney, Australia
- Christine Falling, American serial killer
- Christine Jessop (1974–1984), Canadian murder victim
- Christine Peterson, American forecaster
- Christine "Chris" Sizemore, American woman with dissociative identity disorder, inspired book The Three Faces of Eve
- Christine von Wattenwyl, Swiss religious worker
- Christine Wiedinmyer, research scientist in the Atmospheric Chemistry Division of the National Center for Atmospheric Research
Fictional characters
- Christine Appleby in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street
- Christine Blair in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless
- Christine Booth, the daughter of Dr. Temperance Brennan and Seeley Booth in the TV show Bones
- Christine Campbell, the title character of the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine
- Christine Carpenter, a minor character in the soap opera Hollyoaks
- Christine Chapel in the original Star Trek series and related films
- Christine Daaé, the female lead in The Phantom of the Opera, originally a novel by Gaston Leroux
- Christine Hamilton, a character in Scream 3
- Christine "Chris" Hargensen, antagonist of Stephen King's Carrie
- Christine Morris in a book series by Maureen Jennings
- Christine Malone, a character in the video games TimeSplitters and TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
- Christine Mulgrew, a character in the BBC drama Waterloo Road
- Christine Nelson aka "Spike" in Degrassi
- Christine Penmark in William March's novel The Bad Seed
- Christine Weiring, the title character of the 1958 film Christine
- Christine in Toni Morrison's novel Love
- Christine, novel by Stephen King about a demonic car; a 1983 film adaptation was produced
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Christine
- All pages with titles containing Christine
- Cristine
References
- ^ a b Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, Origin, and History of the Name Kristine." Behind the Name. Accessed on August 1, 2010.
- ^ a b "Origin and Meaning of the Name Kristine." BabyNames.com. Accessed on August 1, 2010.
- ^ "Мученица Христи́на Владимирская, княгиня". azbyka.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-05-19.
- ^ "St. Christina of Ancyra, Virginmartyr, who suffered under Emperor Decius | Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese".
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