Gender Feminine
Pronounced Pron. /kʁis.tin/(French) /kɹɪs.ˈtin/(English) /kʁɪs.ˈtiː.nə/(German) /krɪs.ˈti.nə/(Dutch)
Meaning & History
French form of Christina, as well as a variant in other languages. It was used by the French author Gaston Leroux for the heroine, Christine Daaé, in his novel The Phantom of the Opera (1910).This was a popular name in the 20th century (especially the middle decades) in French, German, and English-speaking countries. In the United States Christina has been more common since 1973, though both forms are currently floundering on the charts.