♀ Name Christina

Girl namesGirl names with CLong girl namesLong namesNamesNames with C

Save Christina to my favorites Christina added to favorites 1624

Christina is a ♀ girl name.

Where does the name Christina come from?

Christina is a feminine variant of the boy’s name Christian, which derived from the Latin name Christianus (from Latin “christianus sum” = I am a Christ) and is of ancient Greek origin (Christós/Χριστός).

What does the name Christina mean?

Christina means “a Christian“ or “follower of Christ” and “anointed” (from ancient Greek “khrístós/χρίστός” = anointed one or “khrío/χρίω” = to anoint, originally from Hebrew “mashíakh/מָשִׁיחַ” = anointed/messiah).

Famous women named Christina

• American actress and singer Christina Aguilera (born 1980), whose full name is Christina María Aguilera, started her career as a teenager on the “Mickey Mouse Club” alongside Ryan Gosling, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake. Nowadays she is focused on music and her two children, her son Max Liron and daughter Summer Rain.
• Christina Grimmie (1994 - 2016) was an up-and-coming singer-songwriter with a popular YouTube-Channel. She was offered a record deal after participating on “The Voice USA”. 2016 she was shot by Kevin James Loibl while signing autographs after a concert.
• TV personality Christina Haack (born 1983) is mostly known for her marriage to Ant Anstead and the following divorce and custody drama.
• Actress Christina Ricci (born 1980) is known for playing mostly dark and edgy roles in independent movies. She has two children, daughter Cleopatra Ricci Hampton and Son Freddie Heerdegen.
• Singer, songwriter and actress Christina Milian (born 1981) has been working in the music and movie industry since 1996. She shares daughter Violet Nash with ex-husband “The-Dream”. With the French Pop and RnB singer Matthieu Tota, known as M.Pokora, she shares sons Isiah and Kenna Tota.

Fictional characters named Christina

• In the dystopian book series “Divergent” by Veronica Roth, Christina is the best friend of protagonist Beatrice “Tris” Prior. In the movies Christina is played by Zoë Kravitz.
• On the TV show “Jessie”, Christina Ross, played by Christina Moore, is the mother of the Ross children, who hires protagonist Jessie as a nanny.
• On the American medical drama “Hawthorne”, Jada Pinkett Smith portrays the protagonist Christina Hawthorne, a widowed chief nurse in the Richmond Trinity Hospital.

Christina in weather

In recent years two low pressure zones in Europe were named Christina. In 2020 a Hurricane in the US was named Cristina.

Pronunciation of Christina

Variants of the name Christina

Parents who like the name Christina also like

Name Quiz with Charlie – Start now!

Author: Juliane Schmetzer

Last updated: 10/7/2024