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Кристина
“dedicated to Christ”
Кристина (Kristina) is a feminine given name from Serbo-Croatian, ultimately from Koine Greek. It is used in Russian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, and Pannonian Rusyn.
Bulgarian and Macedonian and Russian and Serbian and rskWritten in Cyrillic script. In English: Christina.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Кристина goes back to Ancient Greek Χριστός, meaning “dedicated to Christ.”
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Where it comes from
Кристина comes from Serbo-Croatian, and ultimately from Koine Greek.
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How it developed
From Serbo-Croatian Кристина//Kristina, from Hungarian Krisztina, from Latin Chrīstiāna, from Koine Greek Χριστίνα.
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Кристина’s family of names
In Macedonian usage, Кристина has a diminutive in Кика. In Macedonian usage, Кристина has a related form in Christina. In Pannonian Rusyn usage, Кристина has a conventional equivalent in the English form Christina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Кристина has relatives in 9 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
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Nicknames & forms 4
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 8
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 4
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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