Christiana

See also: christiana

English

Etymology

A medieval literate form of the female name Christian.

Proper noun

Christiana (countable and uncountable, plural Christianas)

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
2. A surname originating as a matronymic.
3. An unincorporated community in New Castle County, Delaware, United States.
4. A borough of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.
5. An unincorporated community in Rutherford County, Tennessee, United States.
6. A town in Dane County, Wisconsin, United States.
7. A town in Vernon County, Wisconsin, United States.

Usage notes

• The female given name is rare today, Christina and Christine being the preferred forms.

Translations

a female given name

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 克里斯蒂安娜 (Kèlǐsīdì'ānnà)

• Danish: Kristiane
• French: Christiane (fr)
• German: Christiane
• Greek: Χρηστιάνα (el) (Christiána)
• Hungarian: Krisztiána
• Italian: Cristiana (it) f
• Latvian: Kristiāna f
• Norwegian: Kristiane (no)
• Polish: Krystiana f

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Christiana is the 37993^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 584 individuals. Christiana is most common among White (91.61%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Christiana”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 332.

Anagrams

• arachnitis

Latin

Adjective

Chrīstiāna

1. inflection of Chrīstiānus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

Chrīstiānā

1. ablative feminine singular of Chrīstiānus