# Christina

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /kɹɪsˈtiːnə/ · frequency rank #9,298

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

## Etymology
Name of an early martyr, shortened from Latin Chrīstiāna (“Christian (woman)”). Doublet of Kirsten.

## Easily confused with
- **Cristina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/christina-vs-cristina)
- **Christine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/christina-vs-christine)
- **Christa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/christa-vs-christina)
- **Christie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/christie-vs-christina)
- **christen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/christen-vs-christina)
- **Christian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/christian-vs-christina)
- **Christiana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/christiana-vs-christina)

## Common misspellings (13)
`cchristina`, `chhristina`, `chirstina`, `chrisitna`, `chrisstina`, `christinna`, `christnia`, `christtina`, `chritsina`, `chrristina`, `chrsitina`, `crhistina`, `hcristina`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/christina