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Christine
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English
Etymology
en fr Christine. en Christina.
Pronunciation
en /ˌkɹɪˈstiːn/ /ˈkɹɪsˌtiːn/
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Christine.wav Southern England
en iːn ɪstin 2
en Chris tine
Proper noun
en female Ancient Greek.
en 1913 Ethel May Dell The Rocks of Valpré 36 BiblioBazaar, LLC 2007 1426470819 "Chris?" he repeated after her very softly, his eyes upon her, tenderly indulgent. "Ah! let it be Christine. I may call you that?""My actual name is Christina, but that's a detail. You can call me Christine if you like it best."
A locale in the United States:
en town s/Texas ; named for the first white baby girl born there.
en city s/North Dakota ; probably named for Swedish opera singer Christina Nilsson.
en unincorporated community s/Kentucky.
en former settlement s/California ; named for an early Swiss settler.
Usage notes
Popular in the 20th century in the English-speaking world.
Translations
female name Christina
Anagrams
en cehiinrst snitchier
Cebuano
Etymology
ceb :der en:Christine<ety:uder<fr:Christine>> 2 1
Proper noun
ceb proper noun
ceb female French
ceb
ceb female given names from English
Danish
Alternative forms
da Kristine
Etymology
Feminine form of da Christian.
Proper noun
da female Christina
Related terms
da Christa, da Christel, da Christina, da Kirsten, da Kirstine, da Krista, da Kristina, da Stine, da Tina
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 28 677 females with the given name Christine (compared to 48 844 named Kristine) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 May 2011.
Dutch
Etymology
nl
Pronunciation
nl /ˌkrɪsˈti.nə/
nl Nl-Christine.ogg
nl Chris ti ne
nl inə
Proper noun
f
nl female
French
Pronunciation
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Christine.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>)
fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Christine.wav France
Etymology 1
fr la Chrīstiāna, the name of an early martyr. fr chrétienne.
Proper noun
f
fr female Christina
Related terms
fr Christelle, fr Christiane, fr Marie-Christine
Etymology 2
fr :bor de:Christkind
fr de Christkind.
Proper noun
f
fr Louisiana a folkloric figure similar to Santa Claus who brings gifts on New Year's Eve
fr Louisiana Santa Claus
fr Papa Noël
References
German
Pronunciation
de De-Christine.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun f genitive Christines or Christine
de female Christina
Related terms
de Christa, de Christel, de Christiane, de Christina, de Kerstin, de Kirsten, de Kristin, de Kristina, de Tina
Norwegian
Proper noun
no proper noun
no female Kristine
Swedish
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Christine.wav
Proper noun
c
sv female Kristina