# Christine (name)

Christine is feminine given name of Greek origin. It is a name in regular usage in French, English, German, Scandinavian, Dutch, Irish, and Scottish cultures, and it is often associated with the meaning "Follower of Christ." Variants include: Christina, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, Kristen, Kirsten, Khrystyna (Ukraine), Krystyna (Poland), Kristiina (Estonia & Finland), and Cristina (Spain, Portugal, Central & South America).
In Estonia and Finland, the cognate is Kristiina. It is a popular name; for example, in 1968, it was the 14th most frequently-given name for girls in the United States.

## Translations

* کریستین (Persian)
* كريستين (Arabic)
* Крысціна (Kryścina) (Belarusian)
* খ্রীস্টিন (Khrīsṭina) (Bengali)
* Hristina (Bosnian)
* Кристин (Kristin) (Bulgarian)
* Χριστίνα (Christina, Hristina) (Greek)
* ક્રિસ્ટીન (Krisṭīna) (Gujarati)
* כריסטין (Hebrew)
* क्रिस्टीना (Krisṭīna) (Hindi)
* Cristina (Italian)
* Christine (Indonesian)
* クリスティーヌ (Kurisutīnu), クリスティーン　(Kurisutīn) (Japanese)
* 克莉丝汀(kèlìsītīng) (Chinese)
* கிரிஸ்தீன் (Krisṭin) (Tamil)
* ಕ್ರಿಸ್ಟಿನ್ (Krisṭin) (Kannada)
* 크리스틴 (Keuriseutin) (Korean)
* Кристин (Kristin) (Macedonian)
* क्रिस्टिन (Krisṭina) (Nepali)
* کریستین (Persian)
* Krystyna (Polish)
* Kristýna (Czech)
* Kristína (Slovakian)
* Кристина, Христина (Kristina, Khristina) (Russian)
* Cristina (Kristina) (Spanish)
* Cristine (Tagalog)
* Kristīne (Latvian)
* קריסטין (Krystyn) (Yiddish)
* ქრისტინე (Georgian)
* Христина (Ukrainian)
* Kristina (Lithuanian)
* Krisztina (Hungarian)

## Sense and origin of the name

Generally, the name Christine or Christina is given in Christ's honor and in reference to Saint Christina of Bolsena (feast day: 24 July). There are other saints named Christine or Christina, including Christine of Persia (feast day: 13-14 March); Christina of Ancyra (feast day: 18 May), et alia.

## People with the given name Christine

* All pages beginning with Christine

### Saints

* Saint Christina of Bolsena: feast day on 24 July
* Saint Christina of Persia: feast day, 13-14 March
* Saint Christina of Ancyra: feast day, 18 May

### In academia

* Christine Alewine, American oncologist and biologist
* Christine Bachoc (born 1964), French mathematician
* Christine L. Clouser, American virologist
* Christine Drea, a biologist and ecologist
* Christine Gardner, an American professor
* Christine Goodale, American ecosystem ecologist
* Christine Guenther, American mathematician
* Christine Heitsch, American mathematician
* Christine Hunter, American clinical psychologist and military officer
* Christine Paulin-Mohring (born 1962), French mathematician and computer scientist
* Christine de Pizan (1364 – c. 1430), French writer
* Christine Figgener, German marine biologist and science communicator

### In government and politics

* Christine Adjobi, an Ivorian politician and physician
* Christine Albanel (born 1955), a French civil servant, former Minister for Culture and Communication
* Christine Antorini (born 1965), Danish Minister of Education
* Christine Arguello (born 1955), a federal judge on the United States District Court for the District of Colorado
* Christine Aschbacher (born 1983), Austrian politician
* Dame Christine Beasley (born 1944), British nurse and NHS healthcare administrator
* Christine Boutin (born 1944), French politician, former Minister of Housing and Urban Development, former representative of Yvelines
* Christine Boyle, Canadian politician
* Christine Butler (1943–2017), British politician
* Christine Chapman (born 1956), Welsh politician
* Christine Cusanelli (born 1972), Canadian politician
* Christine de Veyrac (born 1959), French politician
* Christine Decodts (born 1966), French politician
* Christine Elliott (born 1955), Canadian politician
* Christine Grahame (born 1944), British politician
* Christine Gregoire (born 1947), American politician from Washington state
* Christine Grice, New Zealand lawyer and jurist
* Christine Gwyther (born 1959), Welsh politician
* Christine Hogarth, Canadian politician
* Christine Humphreys, Welsh politician
* Christine Jardine (born 1960), British politician
* Christine Johnson (born 1968), American politician from Utah
* Christine Johnson (born 1960), American politician from Illinois
* Christine Jönsson (born 1958), Swedish politician
* Christine Labrie, Canadian politician
* Christine Lagarde (born 1956), Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund
* Christine Lambrecht (born 1965), German politician
* Christine Lieberknecht (born 1958), a German politician
* Christine McCafferty (born 1945), British politician
* Christine Melnick (born 1950), Canadian politician
* Christine Moore (born 1983), Canadian politician
* Christine Normandin, Canadian politician
* Christine O'Donnell (born 1969), American activist
* Christine Poulin, Canadian politician from Montreal
* Christine Razanamahasoa, Malagasy politician
* Christine Russell (born 1945), British politician
* Christine Schwarz-Fuchs (born 1974), Austrian entrepreneur and politician
* Christine Sinicki (born 1960), American politician
* Christine Stewart (1941–2015), Canadian politician
* Christine St-Pierre (born 1958), Canadian politician and journalist
* Christine Teunissen (born 1985), a Dutch Senator
* Christine A. Varney (born 1955), an American lawyer; former U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust at the United States Department of Justice and Commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission
* Christine Todd Whitman (born 1946), American politician
* Christine Wohlwend (born 1978), Liechtensteiner politician

### Females in sports

* Christine Adams (athlete) (born 1974), a German pole vaulter
* Christine Amertil (born 1979), a Bahamian athlete competing mainly in the 400 metres
* Christine Arron (born 1973), a track and field sprint athlete, competing internationally for France
* Christine Bannon-Rodrigues (born 1966), an American martial artist and actress
* Christine Beck (born 1974), a German football referee and former player
* Christine Beckers (aka Christine; born 1943), a Belgian racing driver
* Christine Boudrias (born 1972), a Canadian short track speed skater who competed in the 1994 & 1998 Winter Olympics
* Christine Brennan (born 1958), an American sports columnist, TV and radio commentator, and speaker
* Christine Cook (born 1970), a retired field hockey defender from England
* Christine Envall (born 1972), an Australian professional bodybuilder
* Christine Girard (born 1985), a Canadian weightlifter who was the first Canadian female to win a medal in weightlifting
* Christine Mboma (born 2003), a Namibian runner
* Christine Nesbitt (born 1985), a retired Canadian long track speed skater and former Olympic 1000m champion
* Christine Ohuruogu (born 1984), a British track and field athlete and former Olympic 400m Champion
* Christine Rawak, former athletic director at the University of Delaware
* Christine Truman (born 1941), a British tennis player and French Open Champion
* Christine Sinclair (born 1983), a Canadian football player who is currently a member of the Canadian National Soccer Team

### Males in sports

* Christine Michael (born 1990), an American football player running back

### In entertainment

* Christine Adams (born 1974), an English actress
* Christine Keiko Agena, (born 1973), a Japanese-American actress
* Christine Amor (born 1952), an Australian actress
* Christine Andreas (born 1951), an American actress and singer
* Christine Angot (born 1959), a French writer, novelist and playwright
* Christine Anu (born 1970), an Australian pop singer
* Christine Arnothy (1930–2015), a French writer
* Christine Auten (born 1969), an American voice actress and script-writer
* Christine Baranski (born 1952), an American stage and screen actress
* Christine Barkhuizen le Roux (1959–2020), South African writer
* Christine Beatty (born 1958), an American writer, musician and transgender activist
* Christine Bleakley (born 1979), a Northern Irish television presenter
* Christine Bottomley (born 1979), a British actress
* Christine Brewer (born 1955), an American soprano
* Christine Brodbeck (born 1950), Swiss dancer and author
* Christine Brooke-Rose (1923–2012), a British writer and literary critic
* Christine Brubaker, Canadian actor and director
* Christine Cavanaugh (1963–2014), American voice actress
* Christine Day (author), Indigenous American author
* Christine Evangelista (born 1986), an American actress
* Christine Fernandes (born 1968), a Brazilian actress
* Christine Genast (1798–1860), a German actress, singer and pianist
* Christine Hà (born 1979), an American chef, writer, and TV host
* Christine Lahti (born 1950), an actress and film director
* Christine Lakin (born 1979), an American actress
* Christine and the Queens, or Chris; stage-name of Héloïse Adélaïde Letissier (born 1988), French musician and producer
* Christine McVie (1943–2022), a British rock singer, keyboardist and songwriter
* Christine Neubauer (born 1962), a German actress
* Christine Ockrent (born 1944), Belgian journalist and presenter of French television
* Christine Roche (born 1939), French-Canadian illustrator, cartoonist, teacher and filmmaker
* Christine Shevchenko (born 1988), Ukrainian-American ballet dancer
* Christine Wetherill Stevenson (1878-1922), American heiress to the Pittsburgh Paint Company, dramatist and arts patron
* Christine Taylor (born 1971), an American actress
* Christine Woods (born 1983), an American actress

### Other

* Christine Butegwa, Ugandan feminist activist and writer
* Christine Bycroft, New Zealand statistician and demographer
* Christine Chubbuck (1944–1974), American news reporter who committed suicide on live television
* Christine Donnelly, founder and CEO of the Aboriginal Dance Theatre Redfern in Sydney, Australia
* Christine Falling, American serial killer
* Christine von Hoiningen-Huene, German-born Swiss historian and writer
* Christine Jessop (1974–1984), Canadian murder victim
* Christine Peterson, American forecaster
* Christine "Chris" Sizemore, American woman with dissociative identity disorder, inspired book The Three Faces of Eve
* Christine von Wattenwyl, Swiss religious worker
* Christine Wiedinmyer, research scientist in the Atmospheric Chemistry Division of the National Center for Atmospheric Research

## Fictional characters

* Christine Appleby in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street
* Christine Blair in the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless
* Christine Booth, the daughter of Dr. Temperance Brennan and Seeley Booth in the TV show Bones
* Christine Campbell, the title character of the CBS sitcom The New Adventures of Old Christine
* Christine Carpenter, a minor character in the soap opera Hollyoaks
* Christine Chapel in the original Star Trek series and related films
* Christine Daaé, the female lead in The Phantom of the Opera, originally a novel by Gaston Leroux
* Christine Hamilton, a character in Scream 3
* Christine "Chris" Hargensen, antagonist of Stephen King's Carrie
* Christine Morris in a book series by Maureen Jennings
* Christine Malone, a character in the video games TimeSplitters and TimeSplitters: Future Perfect
* Christine Mulgrew, a character in the BBC drama Waterloo Road
* Christine Nelson aka "Spike" in Degrassi
* Christine Penmark in William March's novel The Bad Seed
* Christine Weiring, the title character of the 1958 film Christine
* Christine in Toni Morrison's novel Love
* Christine, novel by Stephen King about a demonic car; a 1983 film adaptation was produced