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Kristina
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Kristína Kristīna
English
Etymology
A modern Scandinavian spelling variant of Christina
Proper noun
en female Ancient Greek Christina.
en 1991 Julie Kistler Christmas in Toyland 62 Harlequin Books 1991 0373164181 "Kristina Castleberry," she told him. "That's Kristina with a K, and Castleberry just like it sounds."
en bg,mk,rsk,ru Кристина female given name
Czech
Alternative forms
cs Kristýna
Pronunciation
[ty]
cs ɪna
Proper noun
f
cs female Christina
Declension
f
Further reading
Danish
Etymology
da
Proper noun
da proper noun
da female Christina
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 7748 females with the given name Kristina (compared to 22 570 named Christina) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005. Accessed on April 14th, 2011.
Estonian
Etymology
et
Proper noun
et proper noun
et female, variant of et Kristiina Christina
Faroese
Etymology
fo
Proper noun
fo proper noun
fo female
Usage notes
f Kristinuson Kristinudóttir
Declension
Kristina Kristinu Kristinu Kristinu
German
Etymology
de
Pronunciation
de [kʁɪsˈtiːna]
de De-at Christina.ogg Austria
de De-Kristina.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Kris ti na
Proper noun
de proper noun
de female Christina
Latvian
Etymology
Variant of lv Kristīna.
Proper noun
lv proper noun f
lv female
References
Population Register of Latvia: Kristina was the only given name of 1259 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
Lithuanian
Pronunciation
Kristinà
Proper noun
f 2 Kristinà
lt female
Declension
Kristin Kristìn s
Norwegian Bokmål
no
Alternative forms
nb Christina, nb Christine, nb Cristina, nb Cristine, nb Kristine“Kristina – kvinnenamn”, Store norske leksikon.
Etymology
nb la Christina female given name, a feminine derivative of la Christianus Christian; male given name, from nb la Christus Christ, from nb grc Χριστός Khristós anointed, from grc χρίω khríō to anoint. The spelling with initial K is a Nordic variant of nb Christina.
Compare da Kristina, sv Kristina and fo Kristina female given name.
Pronunciation
nb /krɪˈstiː.na/
nb iːna 3
nb Kris ti na
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb female Latin < Ancient Greek Christina, a Nordic spelling variant of nb Christina
Usage notes
The strongest periods of use for nb Kristina in Norway were 1900–1910 and 1985–1995.“Kristina”, Nordic Names.
Derived terms
nb Stina short form“Stina”, Nordic Names.
nb Tina short form“Tina – kvinnenamn”, Store norske leksikon.
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 4,292 women in Norway had nb Kristina as their sole or first given name as of 31 December 2025.Table 10501: “Persons, by girls’ name and boys’ name”, Statistics Norway.
References
Anagrams
nb aiiknrst Kristian
Swedish
Alternative forms
sv Christina
Etymology
sv
Pronunciation
sv /krɪ²stiːna/
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Kristina.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female, variant of Christina; royal name in Sweden, popular since Middle Ages
Related terms
sv Christel, sv Christin, sv Christine, sv Kerstin, sv Stina, sv Tina
References
Statistiska centralbyrån: 173 259 females with the given name Kristina (compared to 103 615 named Christina) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on April 14th, 2011.
Anagrams
sv aiiknrst Kristian inriktas