Christinaとは意味・読み方・使い方

語源

Name of an early martyr, shortened from Latin Christiana (“a Christian (woman)”). Doublet of Kirsten.

発音

• IPA^(key): /kɹɪsˈtiːnə/

固有名詞

Christina

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 1811 Mary Mitford: Christina, the Maid of the South Seas. A.J.Valpy, London 1811. page 26:

     For never yet that maiden's woes

     To check our social pleasure rose,

     Her joy she shares, her grief's her own,

     CHRISTINA CHRISTIAN weeps alone.

   • 1900 Elisabeth Luther Cary: The Rossettis:Dante Gabriel and Christina. Putnam's Sons 1900. page 230:

     Her name "Christina" was derived from one of the Bonaparte family, Lady Dudley Stuart

   • 2006, Richard Paul Evans, Finding Noel: A Novel, Simon&Schuster, →ISBN, page 168:

     She was born on Christmas Day. I wanted to name her Holly. But with the last name of Wood, your mama wouldn't go for that. So we named her Christina.

関連する語

• (variants): Christian, Christiana, Christine, Kirsten, Kirsty, Kristen, Kristin, Kristine
• (diminutives): Chris, Chrissie, Chrissy, Christie, Christy, Kristi, Kristie, Kristy, Tina

アナグラム

• Christian, trichinas