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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Christina f. Old English christen, Old High German kristān 'Christian'.

The name of many early medieval saints. The name of many medieval Swedish queens and queen consorts.

Often confused with Christiana, of related origin.

Belgium
Dutch
● 1597x1598 Christina BoonenGes p. 333, Christine ibid. p. 336, Christyne ibid. p. 360
Czech Republic
Latin
● 1349 Cristina (nom) chlumecky 76, Cristine (dat) ibid. 123; 1356 Cristina (nom) ibid. 134
Denmark
Danish
● 1581 Kirstine KD-1 no. 362
England
Latin
● 1189 Cristina (nom) GASurv p. 110, Cristine (gen) ibid. p. 130; c1198 Cristina (nom) ibid. p. 246; 1222 Cristina (nom) StPaulDom p. 24, Cristine (abl) ibid. p. 60; 1279–80 Cristina (nom) WaHR-SK p. 28; 1300 Cristina (nom) ProcSuf-vol3 p. 232; 1340xc1450 Cristina (nom) CovGuild-1 p. 11; 1377 Christina (nom) FenPT-2 p. 5; 1381 Christina (nom) ibid. p. 11, Suffolk1381 p. 80, Cristena (nom) ibid. p. 113, Cristina (nom) FenPT-2 p. 8, Suffolk1381 p. 75; 1408 Cristina (nom) GCCYork p.12; 1418 Cristine (dat) EEW p. 44
Dutch
● 1590 Christyne AuFr Noose; 1599 Christina ibid. Wilsen
◑ 1599 Christynken AuFr Schutt
Early Modern English
● 1539 Crystyn BarnstapleBap p. 1; 1541 Cristen ibid. p. 2; 1572 Christina RegSoAMar p. 6; 1575 Christin COmar-vol5 p. 84; 1578 Christena DEmar-vol1 p. 84; 1581 Christen ibid. p. 84; 1582 Christen COmar-vol5 p. 6; 1584 Christyn ibid. p. 128; 1597 Christen ibid. p. 86; 1598 Christeen DEmar-vol2 p. 38
France
Latin
● c823 Cristina (nom) irminon-vol2 22, Palatiolum
Germany
Latin
● 822x875 Cristina (abl) TradCorb §61; 1142 Christina (abl) mairhofer I; 1272 Cristina (nom) hennes-vol1 222; 1287 Cristinam (acc) ibid. 309; 1294 Kristina (nom) ibid. 328; 1310 Kristina (nom) VFBStralsund 3
Early New High German
● 1497 Cristina Nurn1497 54
Italy
Latin
● 1366 Crestinam (acc) Livi 13, Cristinam (acc) ibid. 20; 1367 Crestinam (acc) ibid. 133, Cristinam (acc) ibid. 170; 1369 Crestina (nom) ibid. 248, Cristinam (acc) ibid. 250; 1527 Christina (nom) Rome1527 p. 88
Latvia
Latin
● a1286 Christine (gen) RigSB 2; 1289 Christine (dat) ibid. 15; 1294 Christine (gen) ibid. 45; 1300 Cristine (dat) ibid. 410
Middle Low German
● 1523 Kerstyn Arbusow p. 98
The Netherlands
Latin
● 1257 Cristinam (acc) OHZI-II no. 25, Cristine (gen) ibid. no. 25
Scotland
Scots
● 1546 Cristina PGB; 1550 Cristina ibid.; 1565 Cristene ibid.; 1575 Christine ibid.; 1578 Cristina ibid.; 1591 Christina ibid.; 1593 Cristine ibid.; 1596 Cristina ibid.; 1598 Cristina ibid.
Sweden
Latin
● 1300 cristine (gen) SDHK no. 1873; 1350 Cristinam (acc) ibid. no. 6006, Cristine (dat) ibid. no. 6023, Cristinæ (gen) ibid. no. 6015
Old Swedish
● 1377 Cristine (nom) SDHK no. 10938; 1383 Cristin SRA-vol2 no. 1919; 1411 Cristin (nom) SDHK no. 17627
Cite as: R. Le Get, N. Shiel, J. Uckelman, S.L. Uckelman. "Christina". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Christina.