Christine

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Christine. Doublet of Christina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɹɪˈstiːn/, /ˈkɹɪsˌtiːn/

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• Rhymes: -iːn, -ɪstin
• Hyphenation: Chris‧tine

Proper noun

Christine

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 1913, Ethel May Dell, The Rocks of Valpré, BiblioBazaar, LLC, published 2007, →ISBN, page 36:

     "Chris?" he repeated after her very softly, his eyes upon her, tenderly indulgent. "Ah! let it be Christine. I may call you that?"
     "My actual name is Christina, but that's a detail. You can call me Christine if you like it best."

2. A locale in the United States:
   1. A town in Texas; named for the first white baby girl born there.
   2. A city in North Dakota; probably named for Swedish opera singer Christina Nilsson.
   3. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
   4. A former settlement in California; named for an early Swiss settler.

Usage notes

• Popular in the 20th century in the English-speaking world.

Translations

female name — see Christina

Anagrams

• snitchier

Cebuano

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʰer-

Proto-Indo-European *gʰrey-der.

Ancient Greek χρῑ́ω (khrī́ō)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Hellenic *-tós

Ancient Greek -τός (-tós)

Ancient Greek χρῑστός (khrīstós)

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Biblical Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (mašīaḥ)sl.

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Aramaic ܡܫܺܝܚܳܐ (m'šīḥāʿ)sl.

Ancient Greek Χρῑστός (Khrīstós)der.

Latin Christus

Old High German Krist

Middle High German Krist

German Christ

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-der.

Proto-Germanic *kinþą

Proto-West Germanic *kind

Old High German kind

Middle High German kint

German Kind

German Christkindbor.

French Christine

English Christineder.

Cebuano Christine

Derived from English Christine, from French Christine.

Proper noun

Christine

1. a female given name from French
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Christine.

Danish

Alternative forms

• Kristine

Etymology

Feminine form of Christian.

Proper noun

Christine

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Christina

Related terms

• Christa, Christel, Christina, Kirsten, Kirstine, Krista, Kristina, Stine, Tina

References

• [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 28 677 females with the given name Christine (compared to 48 844 named Kristine) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 May 2011.

Dutch

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkrɪsˈti.nə/

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• Hyphenation: Chris‧ti‧ne
• Rhymes: -inə

Proper noun

Christine f

1. a female given name

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁis.tin/

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin Chrīstiāna, the name of an early martyr. Doublet of chrétienne.

Proper noun

Christine f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Christina

Related terms

• Christelle, Christiane, Marie-Christine

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Christkind.

Proper noun

Christine f

1. (Louisiana) a folkloric figure similar to Santa Claus who brings gifts on New Year's Eve
2. (Louisiana) Santa Claus

   Synonym: Papa Noël

References

• Valdman, Albert, et al. (2009), Dictionary of Louisiana French: As Spoken in Cajun, Creole, and American Indian Communities, Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, →ISBN

German

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Proper noun

Christine f (genitive Christines or Christine)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Christina

Related terms

• Christa, Christel, Christiane, Christina, Kerstin, Kirsten, Kristin, Kristina, Tina

Norwegian

Proper noun

Christine

1. a female given name, variant of Kristine

Swedish

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Christine c (genitive Christines)

1. a female given name, variant of Kristina