Given name
Cairistìona
Cairistìona is a feminine given name from Latin. It is used in Scottish Gaelic.
Original LatinChristiana
Meaning & origin
How it developed
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Cairistìona developed from Christiana.
Cairistìona’s family of names
In Scottish Gaelic usage, Cairistìona has a short form in Ciorstaidh. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Cairistìona developed from the Latin form Christiana. In Scottish Gaelic usage, Cairistìona has a conventional equivalent in the English form Christina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Cairistìona has relatives in 4 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
Latinwhere Cairistìona comes from · 1 name
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
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