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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Christwina f. Latin Christus 'Christ' + Old High German wini 'friend'. Fem. of Christwin.

An unusual example of a dithematic name containing Latin and Germanic elements.

France
Latin
● c823 Cristoina (nom) irminon-vol2 6, Palatiolum
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Christwina". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2019, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2019/1/name/Christwina.