Girl · Latin, through French and Scandinavian
Kristine
Say it: kris-TEEN
Meaning
A spelling of Christine, from Latin Christianus 'a Christian', ultimately from Greek Christos 'anointed'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
An American spelling popular in the 1960s and 1970s.
Its wave through time
A fashion of the 1960s
In the United States
- 84,271 babies given this name since 1916
- At its height in 1968, about 1 in 481 girls
- 43 babies in 2020
Through the ages
Used by
The family of the name
Other spellings: Christine, Kristin
| Swedish | Kristina |
|---|---|
| French | Christine |
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Where this comes from
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
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