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 [ 2 syll. (c)hris-ti-ne, ch-rist-ine ] The girl name Christine is pronounced KRIHSTIYN KEY. Christine is of Latin origin. It is used mainly in Dutch, English, French, German, and Scandinavian. The meaning of Christine is 'Christian woman'. Biblical name derived from christianus which means 'christian' ; christos which means 'sanctified, anointed'. The names Christiana and Christine were first adopted by English speakers in the 17th century, but they came into regular use only by the end of the 19th century. Christiana originated in the medieval period, and it is sometimes spelled Christianna under the influence of Anna. Christine was in the past especially popular in Scotland. Christine is the feminine form of the English, French, German, and Scandinavian Christian. Christine is a widely used name; it has 128 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include Chrisstina, Christain, Christanna, Christeena, Christen, Christena, Christia, Christian, Christiana (used in German as well), Christiania, Christianna, Christianne, Christina (used in Dutch, German, Greek, and Scandinavian as well), Christinea, Christinia, Christinie, Christinna, Christna, Christyna, Chrystal, Chrystina, Chrystyna, Crista (used in German as well), Cristina (used in Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish as well), Crystal, Ina (used in Irish, Polish, Dutch, Japanese, German, and Scandinavian as well), Khristina (used in Russian as well), Khrystyna, Kiersten (used in Scandinavian as well), Kirsten (used in German, Scandinavian, and Dutch as well), Kirstie (used in Scottish as well), Kirstin (used in German, Scandinavian, and Scottish as well), Kirsty (used in Scottish as well), Krisina, Krissi, Krissie, Krissina, Krissy, Kristain, Kristaine, Kristeena, Kristel (used in German as well), Kristena, Kristi, Kristian, Kristie, Kristinia, Kristinna, Kristy, Kristyn, Krysta (used in Polish as well), Krystia, Krystina, Tiana (used in German and Cherokee as well), Tianna, Tina (used in Scandinavian, Dutch, German, Greek, Russian, Frisian, Italian, and Slavic as well), and Tinah. Other English forms include the short forms Chris (used in German as well), Christi, and Kris (used in Scandinavian as well), the pet forms Chrissa, Chrissi, Chrissie (used in Scottish as well), Chrissy, Christie, Christy, and Kryssi, and the spelling variants Chrisstine, Christeen, Christene, Christyne, Chrystine, Cristine, Khristine, Kristeen, Kristene, Kristyne, Krystene, Krystine, and Krystyne. Forms of Christine used in foreign languages include the German Carsta, the Scottish Chirsty, the German Christa, the French and German Christiane, the Scandinavian Christin, the German Chrystel, the Scottish Ciorsdan, the Scottish Ciorstag, the Scottish Ciorstaidh, the French Crestienne, the Italian and Spanish Cristiana, the Irish Cristin, the Irish Cristiona, the Spanish Cristy, the Czech Crystina, the Scottish Curstaidh, the Russian and Slavic Hristina, the German Karsta, the Scandinavian Kersti, the Scandinavian Kerstin, the Russian Khristya, the Hungarian Kriska, the Czech, Estonian, German, Latvian, and Scandinavian Krista, the Scandinavian Kristen, the Finnish Kristia, the Latvian Kristiana, the German Kristiane, the Finnish Kristiina, the Scandinavian Kristin, the Czech and Scandinavian Kristina, the Czech Kristinka, the Czech Kristyna, the Hungarian Krisztina, the Polish Krysia, the Polish Krystka, the Polish Krystyna, the Polish Krystynka, the German Stina, the German Stine, the Dutch and German Tine, the Dutch Tineke, and the Czech Tyna. Specific foreign forms include the short form Christl (German), the pet forms Christel (German), Christelle (French), Kine (Scandinavian), and Tinie (Dutch), and the spelling variant Kristine (Latvian and Scandinavian). See also the related form, the English Christabel. Christine is an all-time favorite. At present it is still rather popular as a baby girl name, but not as much as it was before. At the peak of its usage in 1968, 0.966% of baby girls were named Christine. It was #14 in rank then. The baby name has markedly slipped in popularity since then, and is used only on a modest scale today. In 2008, it ranked at #539 with a usage of 0.027%. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Christine, the Dutch, English, German, Greek, and Scandinavian Christina was the most regularly used. The name was thrice as popular as Christine in 2008. Baby names that sound like Christine include the English Chrisstine, the English Christeen, the English Chrystine, the English Cristine, the English Khristine, the English Kristeen, the Latvian and Scandinavian Kristine, the English Krystine, the English Christain, the Scandinavian Christin, the English Christinie, the English Christna, the English Christyne, the Irish Cristin, the German Karsten, the English Karstin, the English Kersten, the Scandinavian Kerstin, the English Kerston, and the English Kerstyn. A famous person named Christine is Tennis Player Chris Evert, born Christine Marie Evert 21 December 1954, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. KEY: Pronunciation for Christine: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"   |
