The first name Christine

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About the first name Christine

Meaning

The name Christine is a form related to Christian and shares its traditional meaning: “Christian” or “follower of Christ”.

Historical origin

Christine belongs to the same name family as Christian. The name Christian comes from Latin Christianus, derived from Christus.

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In archival records, Christine may coexist with Christian or other spellings from the same name family, so variants are worth considering in genealogical research.

Pronunciation:chris-tinkʁist.in

Frequency of the first name Christine by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Christine by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name ChristineLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Christine in baptisms by year.2001501005001680174418081872193620001680–1684 2 baptisms1740–1744 2 baptisms1755–1759 2 baptisms1780–1784 16 baptisms1785–1789 8 baptisms1790–1794 24 baptisms1795–1799 40 baptisms1800–1804 62 baptisms1805–1809 104 baptisms1810–1814 88 baptisms1815–1819 90 baptisms1820–1824 82 baptisms1825–1829 124 baptisms1830–1834 98 baptisms1835–1839 68 baptisms1840–1844 94 baptisms1845–1849 100 baptisms1850–1854 102 baptisms1855–1859 82 baptisms1860–1864 54 baptisms1865–1869 40 baptisms1870–1874 52 baptisms1875–1879 10 baptisms1880–1884 12 baptisms1885–1889 12 baptisms1890–1894 6 baptisms1895–1899 12 baptisms1900–1904 8 baptisms1905–1909 4 baptisms1910–1914 2 baptisms1915–1919 4 baptisms1920–1924 2 baptisms1925–1929 2 baptisms1940–1944 2 baptisms1945–1949 12 baptisms1950–1954 24 baptisms1955–1959 30 baptisms1960–1964 42 baptisms1965–1969 34 baptisms1970–1974 40 baptisms1975–1979 62 baptisms1980–1984 36 baptisms1985–1989 46 baptisms1990–1994 22 baptisms1995–1999 6 baptisms2000–2004 4 baptisms

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