christina

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Definition of christina in English English dictionary

A female given name

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.

Swedish Kristina born Dec. 8, 1626, Stockholm, Swed. died April 19, 1689, Rome Queen of Sweden (1644-54). The successor to her father, Gustav II Adolf, she was a prime mover in concluding the Peace of Westphalia and ending the Thirty Years' War. After 10 years of rule, she stunned Europe by abdicating the throne, claiming that she was ill and that the burden of ruling was too heavy for a woman. Her real reasons were her aversion to marriage and her secret conversion to Roman Catholicism, which was proscribed in Sweden. She moved to Rome and subsequently attempted, without success, to gain the crowns of Naples and Poland. One of the wittiest and most learned women of her age, she was a lavish patroness of the arts and an influence on European culture

{i} female first name

Feminine form of Christian

Related Terms

Christina Ellen Stead

born July 17, 1902, Rockdale, Sydney, Austl. died March 31, 1983, Sydney Australian novelist. She traveled widely and at various times lived in London, Paris, and the U.S., where in the early 1940s she worked as a screenwriter for MGM. She returned to Australia in 1974. Her first published work was a collection of short stories, The Salzburg Tales (1934). She is best remembered for her novel The Man Who Loved Children (1940), the story of a disintegrating family

Christina Georgina Rossetti

a British poet known for her religious poems, some of which are used as hymns. She was the sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1830-94). born Dec. 5, 1830, London, Eng. died Dec. 29, 1894, London English poet. The youngest child of Gabriele Rossetti and the sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, she found her highest inspiration in her deep religious faith. The collections Goblin Market (1862) and The Prince's Progress (1866) contain most of her finest work. Her best poetry is strong, personal, and unforced; her success arises from her ability to unite the devotional and the passionate sides of her nature. Her Sing-Song (1872; enlarged 1893), a collection of nursery rhymes, is among the most outstanding children's books of the 19th century. After the onset of a thyroid disorder in 1871, she wrote mainly devotional verse

Christina Rossetti

born Dec. 5, 1830, London, Eng. died Dec. 29, 1894, London English poet. The youngest child of Gabriele Rossetti and the sister of Dante Gabriel Rossetti, she found her highest inspiration in her deep religious faith. The collections Goblin Market (1862) and The Prince's Progress (1866) contain most of her finest work. Her best poetry is strong, personal, and unforced; her success arises from her ability to unite the devotional and the passionate sides of her nature. Her Sing-Song (1872; enlarged 1893), a collection of nursery rhymes, is among the most outstanding children's books of the 19th century. After the onset of a thyroid disorder in 1871, she wrote mainly devotional verse

Christina Stead

born July 17, 1902, Rockdale, Sydney, Austl. died March 31, 1983, Sydney Australian novelist. She traveled widely and at various times lived in London, Paris, and the U.S., where in the early 1940s she worked as a screenwriter for MGM. She returned to Australia in 1974. Her first published work was a collection of short stories, The Salzburg Tales (1934). She is best remembered for her novel The Man Who Loved Children (1940), the story of a disintegrating family

Hyphenation

Chris·ti·na

Turkish pronunciation

krîstinı

Pronunciation

/krəˈstēnə/ /krɪˈstiːnə/

Etymology

() Name of an early martyr, shortened from Latin Christiana " a Christian (woman)".

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