Gender Feminine & Masculine
Meaning & History
Diminutive of Christine, Christina, Christopher and other names beginning with Christ. In Ireland this name is typically masculine, though elsewhere in the English-speaking world it is more often feminine (especially the United States and Canada).
Related Names
VariantsChip, Chris, Chrissie, Chrissy, Christa, Christi, Christie, Ina, Kiki, Kit, Kris, Krista, Kristi, Kristie, Kristy, Tina, Topher, Kester, Kristia(English)
Masculine FormChristian(English)
Other Languages & CulturesKristina, Kristofor, Kristo(Albanian) Kristapor(Armenian) Kistiñe(Basque) Hristina, Hristofor, Hristo, Kristina(Bulgarian) Cristina(Catalan) Kristina, Kristofor, Krsto, Tina(Croatian) Kristýna, Kryštof, Kristina(Czech) Christina, Christine, Kristina, Kristine, Kristoffer, Chris, Christa, Christel, Christoffer, Ina, Kirsten, Kirstine, Kris, Stina, Stine, Tina, Tine(Danish) Christina, Christine, Chris, Christel, Christoffel, Ina, Ine, Kristel, Stien, Tina, Tineke(Dutch) Kristiina, Kristina, Kersti, Krista, Kristel, Kristi, Kristin, Risto, Tiina(Estonian) Kristina(Faroese) Kristiina, Iina, Kiia, Kirsi, Kirsti, Krista, Risto, Stiina, Tiina(Finnish) Christiane, Christine, Christophe, Christel, Christèle, Christelle, Christianne, Chrystelle(French) Kristine(Georgian) Christiane, Christin, Christina, Christine, Christoph, Kristiane, Kristina, Chris, Christa, Christel, Ina, Kerstin, Kiki, Krista, Kristin, Kristine, Tina(German) Christina, Christoforos(Greek) Kilikina(Hawaiian) Kristóf, Krisztina, Krisztofer(Hungarian) Kristín, Kristjana, Kristófer(Icelandic) Cristiana, Cristina, Cristoforo, Tina(Italian) Christophoros(Late Greek) Christiana, Christophorus(Late Roman) Kristaps, Kristiāna, Kristīna, Kristīne, Kristofers, Ina, Krista(Latvian) Kristina, Kristupas(Lithuanian) Hristina, Hristofor, Hristo, Risto, Tina(Macedonian) Christina, Christine, Kristina, Kristine, Kristoffer, Christel, Christin, Christoffer, Ina, Ine, Kine, Kirsten, Kjersti, Kjerstin, Kristin, Stina, Stine, Tina, Tine(Norwegian) Krystyna, Krzysztof, Krysia, Krystiana, Krzyś, Krzysiek(Polish) Cristiana, Cristina, Cristóvão(Portuguese) Cristiana, Cristina(Romanian) Kristina, Khristofor(Russian) Kirsteen, Kirstin, Kirstie, Kirsty(Scottish) Cairistìona, Ciorstaidh(Scottish Gaelic) Hristina, Kristina, Hristofor, Risto(Serbian) Kristína, Krištof(Slovak) Kristina, Krištof, Ina, Inja, Tina, Tinkara(Slovene) Kito(Sorbian) Cristina, Cristóbal, Cristopher(Spanish) Christina, Christine, Kristina, Kristine, Kristoffer, Christel, Christin, Christoffer, Ina, Kersti, Kerstin, Kia, Kjerstin, Kristin, Kristofer, Stina, Tina(Swedish) Khrystyna(Ukrainian) Cristyn(Welsh)