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Dictionary of Medieval Names
from European Sources

Christin m. Old English christen, Old High German kristān 'Christian'.

Austria
Middle High German
1341 Cristan (nom) ChronSH p. 24; 1343 Christan (nom) ibid. p. 24; 1344 Cristan (nom) ibid. p. 24; 1345 Christan (nom) ibid. p. 25; 1346 Christan (nom) ibid. p. 25
Early New High German
1366 Christan (nom) ChronSH p. 25; 1367 Christan (nom) ibid. p. 26; 1370 Christan (nom) ibid. p. 26; 1384 Christan (nom) ibid. p. 26; 1385 Christan (nom) ibid. p. 26; 1386 Christan (nom) ibid. p. 26; 1387 Christan (nom) ibid. p. 27; 1397 Christan (nom) ibid. p. 28; 1400 Christan (nom) ibid. p. 29; 1439 Christan (nom) ibid. p. 32
Germany
Latin
822x875 Cristin (nom) TradCorb §40; 1394 Christani (gen) SMM p. 191, Christanus (nom) ibid. p. 207
Ireland
Latin
1433 Cristino (dat) RegOct 111; 1436 Christino (abl) ibid. 71, Christinum (acc) ibid. 71
Poland
Latin
1434 Cristino (abl) CDP2-2 CCCLXXXVII; 1437 Cristino (abl) ibid. CCCLXXXIX; 1461 Cristino (abl) ibid. CCCCXVII
Scotland
Latin
a1199 Cristino (abl) CartNBer 2; 1238 Cristino (abl) CartLevenax p. 13
Switzerland
Latin
1211 Cristinus (nom) CartChart 5; 1348 Christino (abl) MHN DXIV; 1349 Cristino (abl) ibid. DXXIII; 1351 Cristino (abl) ibid. DXL; 1427 Cristinus (nom) MHCG2 473; 1432/33 Cristinus (nom) ibid. 480
Middle French
1507 Cristin MHCG2 260
Early New High German
1533 Cristen (nom) MHCG2 302, Kristen (nom) ibid. 302
Cite as: S.L. Uckelman. "Christin". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2021, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2021/1/name/Christin.