Christina

name
/kɹɪsˈtiːnə/

Etymology

Name of an early martyr, shortened from Latin Chrīstiāna (“Christian (woman)”). Doublet of Kirsten.

  1. derived from Chrīstiāna

Definitions

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

    • For never yet that maiden's woes To check our social pleasure rose, Her joy she shares, her grief's her own, CHRISTINA CHRISTIAN weeps alone.
    • Her name "Christina" was derived from one of the Bonaparte family, Lady Dudley Stuart
    • She was born on Christmas Day. I wanted to name her Holly. But with the last name of Wood, your mama wouldn't go for that. So we named her Christina.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA