Given name
Kristīna
“follower of Christ”
Kristīna has a related form in Kristina. In English use, Kristina carries the interpretation “follower of Christ.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kristīna has a related form in Kristina. In English use, Kristina carries the interpretation “follower of Christ.”
Explained through its name family
Kristīna’s family of names
In Latvian usage, Kristīna has a short form in Krista. In Latvian usage, Kristīna has a conventional equivalent in the English form Christina. In Latvian usage, Kristīna has a related form in Kristina.
Inner ring: spellings · middle: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kristīna has relatives in 3 languages. Lines run from its Latin roots to each of them.
5 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
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 2
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
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