Christine (name)
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, and it is often associated with the meaning "Follower of Christ." Variants include: Christina, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, Kristen, Kirsten, Khrystyna, Krystyna, Kristiina, and Cristina.
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.
Translations
- کریستین
- كريستين
- Крысціна
- খ্রীস্টিন
- Hristina
- Кристин
- Χριστίνα
- ક્રિસ્ટીન
- כריסטין
- क्रिस्टीना
- Cristina
- Christine, Kristin, Kristina
- クリスティーヌ, クリスティーン
- 克莉丝汀
- கிரிஸ்தீன்
- ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಟಿನ್
- 크리스틴
- Кристин
- क्रिस्टिन
- کریستین
- Krystyna
- Kristýna
- Kristína
- Кристина, Христина
- Cristina
- Cristine
- Kristīne
- קריסטין
- ქრისტინე
- Христина
- Kristina
- Krisztina
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. There are other saints named Christine or Christina, including Christine of Persia ; Christina of Ancyra, et alia.People with the given name Christine
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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
In academia
- Christine Alewine, American biologist and oncologist
- Christine Bachoc, French mathematician
- Christine Blasey Ford, American professor and psychologist
- Christine Brückner, German writer
- Christine L. Clouser, American virologist
- Christine de Pizan, French writer
- Christine Drea, Moroccan–born French biologist, ecologist, and professor
- Christine Figgener, German author, marine biologist, science communicator
- Christine Gardner, American journalist and communication scholar
- Christine Goodale, American professor and ecosystem ecologist
- Christine Guenther, American mathematician
- Christine Heitsch, American mathematician
- Christine Hunter, American clinical psychologist and military officer
- Christine Ladd-Franklin, American psychologist and logician
- Christine Paulin-Mohring, French mathematician and computer scientist
In government and politics
- Christine Abizaid, American intelligence officer
- Christine Adjobi, Ivorian politician and physician
- Christine Albanel, French politician and civil servant
- Christine Antorini, Danish politician
- Christine Arguello, American judge
- Christine Aschbacher, Austrian politician
- Christine Badertscher, Swiss politician
- Christine Beasley, English nurse and healthcare administrator
- Christine Boutin, French politician
- Christine Boyle, Canadian politician
- Christine Butler, English politician
- Christine Chapman, Welsh politician
- Christine Cusanelli, Canadian politician
- Christine de Veyrac, French politician
- Christine Decodts, French politician
- Christine Elliott, Canadian politician
- Christine Grahame, Scottish politician
- Christine Gregoire, American politician
- Christine Grice, New Zealand lawyer and jurist
- Christine Gwyther, Welsh politician
- Christine Hogarth, Canadian politician
- Christine Humphreys, Welsh politician
- Christine Jardine, Scottish politician
- Christine Johnson, American politician
- Christine J. Johnson, American politician
- Christine Jönsson, Swedish politician
- Christine Kurzhals, German politician
- Christine Labrie, Canadian politician
- Christine Lagarde, French lawyer and politician
- Christine Lambrecht, German politician
- Christine Lieberknecht, German politician
- Christine McCafferty, English politician
- Christine Melnick, Canadian politician
- Christine Moore, Canadian politician
- Christine Normandin, Canadian politician
- Christine O'Donnell, American activist
- Christine Poulin, Canadian politician
- Christine Razanamahasoa, Malagasy lawyer and politician
- Christine Russell, English politician
- Christine Schwarz-Fuchs, Austrian entrepreneur and politician
- Christine Sinicki, American politician
- Christine Stewart, Canadian politician
- Christine St-Pierre, Canadian politician and journalist
- Christine Teunissen, Dutch politician
- Christine A. Varney, American lawyer
- Christine Todd Whitman, American politician
- Christine Wohlwend, Liechtensteiner politician
- Christine Wttewaall van Stoetwegen, Dutch politician
Females in sports
- Christine Adams (athlete), German pole vaulter
- Christine Amertil, Bahamian athlete
- Christine Arron, French track and field sprint athlete
- Christine Beck, German football referee and former player
- Christine Beckers, Belgian racing driver
- Christine Bestland, Canadian ice hockey player
- Christine Boudrias, Canadian short track speed skater
- Christine Brennan, American sports columnist
- Christine Cook, English field hockey player
- Christine Envall, Australian bodybuilder
- Christine Girard, Canadian weightlifter
- Christine Mboma, Namibian runner
- Christine Nesbitt, Canadian long track speed skater
- Christine Ohuruogu, English track and field athlete
- Christine Rawak, American athletic director
- Christine Sinclair, Canadian soccer player
- Christine Truman, English tennis player
Males in sports
- Christine Michael, American football player
In entertainment
- Christine Adams, English actress
- Christine Amor, Australian actress
- Chrissy Amphlett, Australian singer, songwriter and actress, frontwoman of the rock band Divinyls
- Christine Andreas, American actress and singer
- Christine Angot, French writer, novelist, and playwright
- Christine Anu, Australian singer
- Christine Arnothy, French writer
- Christine Auten, American screenwriter and voice actress
- Christine Bannon-Rodrigues, American actress, choreographer, martial artist, and stunt performer
- Christine Baranski, American actress
- Christine Barkhuizen le Roux, South African writer
- Christine Beatty, American activist, musician, and writer
- Christine Beaulieu, Canadian actress and playwright
- Christine Bleakley, Northern Irish television presenter
- Christine Bottomley, English actress
- Christine Brewer, American soprano
- Christine Brodbeck, Swiss dancer and author
- Christine Brooke-Rose, Swiss–English writer and literary critic
- Christine Brubaker, Canadian actor and director
- Christine Cavanaugh, American voice actress
- Christine Day (author), Indigenous American author
- Christine Evangelista, American actress
- Christine Fernandes, American–born Brazilian actress
- Christine Genast, German actress, pianist, and singer
- Christine Hà, American chef, writer, and television host
- Christine Hakim, Indonesian actress, film producer, and activist
- Chrissie Hynde, American-British singer, songwriter and musician, frontwoman of the rock band the Pretenders
- Christine Keeler, English model and showgirl
- Christine Lahti, American actress and filmmaker
- Christine Lakin, American actress
- Christine and the Queens, French musician and producer
- Christine McVie, English musician
- Christine Neubauer, German actress
- Christine Ockrent, Belgian journalist and television presenter
- Christine Roche, French–Canadian cartoonist, filmmaker, illustrator, and teacher
- Christine Shevchenko, Ukrainian–American ballet dancer
- Christine Taylor, American actress
- Christine Woods, American actress
Other
- Christine Burns, English activist
- Christine Butegwa, Ugandan activist, entrepreneur, and writer
- Christine Bycroft, New Zealand statistician and demographer
- Christine Marie von Cappelen, Norwegian botanist
- Christine Chubbuck, American news reporter
- Christine Dixie, South African printmaker
- Christine Falling, American serial killer
- Christine von Hoiningen-Huene, German–born Swiss historian and writer
- Christine Peterson, American forecaster
- Christine Sizemore, American woman with dissociative identity disorder
- Christine von Wattenwyl, Swiss religious worker
- Christine Wetherill Stevenson, American heiress
- Christine Wiedinmyer, American atmospheric chemist
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 Vole, Marlene Dietrich's character in Witness for the Prosecution
- Christine Weiring, the title character of the 1958 film Christine
- Christine in Toni Morrison's novel LoveChristine, novel by Stephen King about a demonic car; a 1983 film adaptation was produced