Christina or Cristina is a feminine given name. It is a simplified form of the Latin Christiana, and a feminine form of Christianus or a Latinized form of the Middle English Christin 'Christian' (Old English christen, from Latin). Short forms include Chris and Tina. The name is ultimately derived from the original Greek form of the name, Χριστίνα.
The name Christina is most commonly used in the Christian religion.
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Variant forms
Alternative forms of the name, including spelling variations, nicknames and diminutive forms, include:
Chris (English)
Chrissie (English)
Chrissy (English)
Christa (Danish, Dutch, English, German)
Christena
Christi (English)
Christiana (Latin, Spanish)
Christiane (French, German)
Christianne (French, German)
Christie (English)
Christin (German, Scandinavian)
Christina (German, English, Greek, Swedish)
Christine (Dutch, English, French, German, Scandinavian)
Christy (English)
Chrys (English)
Chrystina (English)
Crestienne (French)
Cris (Spanish)
Crista (Spanish)
Cristen (English)
Cristiana (Italian, Spanish)
Cristin (Irish)
Cristina (Catalan, Italian, English, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Galician)
Christina, Kristina, Kristin, Christy, Christine, Cristina, Christabel, Christabella (Indonesian)
Cristy (Spanish, English)
Hristina (Bulgarian, Greek)
Kerstin (German, Swedish)
Khristina (Кристина) (Russian)
Khristya (Russian)
Khrysta (Russian, Ukrainian)
Kiersten (Danish, English)
Kirsi (Finnish)
Kirsteen (Scots)
Kirsten (Scandinavian)
Kirsti (Finnish)
Kirstie (Scots)
Kirstin (Estonian, Scots)
Kirsty (Scots)
Kjersti (Norwegian)
Kjerstin (Norwegian, Swedish)
Кристина (Kristina) (Macedonian, Russian, Serbian)
Kris (Danish, English)
Krisztina (Hungarian)
Krista (Czech, English, Estonian, German, Latvian)
Kristen (English)
Kristi (English, Estonian)
Kristiana (Latvian)
Kristiane (German)
Kristie (English)
Kristiina (Estonian, Finnish)
Kristin (English, Estonian, German, Norwegian, Scandinavian)
Kristína (Czech, Slovak, Albanian)
Kristina (Croatian, Czech, English, German, Lithuanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Swedish)
Kristine (Danish, English, German, Latvian, Norwegian)
Kristinka (Czech)
Kristjana (Icelandic)
Kristy (English)
Kristýna (Czech)
Kriszta (Hungarian)
Kriszti (Hungarian)
Krisztina (Hungarian)
Krysia (Polish)
Krysta (Polish)
Krysten (English)
Krystyna (Polish)
Krystina (English)
Stiina (Estonian, Finnish)
Stina (German, Scandinavian)
Stine (Danish, Norwegian)
Stinne (Danish)
Tiina (Estonian, Finnish)
Христина (Khrystyna) (Russian, Ukrainian)
Χριστίνα (Hristina or Christina) (Greek)
Fictional characters
Christina, from the anime film Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack
Christina, from the Divergent trilogy by Veronica Roth
Christina Berg, from the teen drama series Skam, played by Ina Svenningdal
Christina Borres, from the ABS-CBN's 2010–2011 drama series Mara Clara
Christina Dichiera, from the crime drama series Stingers, played by Jacinta Stapleton
Christina Gallagher, from the political drama series House of Cards, played by Kristen Connolly
Christina Hawthorne, from the medical drama series Hawthorne, played by Jada Pinkett Smith
Christina McKinney, from the comedy drama series Ugly Betty, played by Ashley Jensen
Christina Nickson, from the supernatural drama series Point Pleasant, played by Elisabeth Harnois
Christina Parsons, from the Flambards trilogy by K. M. Peyton
Christina Ross, mother of the Ross kids in the American TV series Jessie