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Meaning of the nameCristine

Cristine is a female name that begins with the element Crist-, from Latin Cristo and Greek Khristós, 'anointed', and ends in -ine, like Christine.

Meaning

The meaning of Cristine is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022)
8,603
Rank in Brazil
#1,900
Median age
38 years
2010 Census
9,769
people

Cristine in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Cristine, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1980s (2,460 people).

8,561 women 42 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Cristine is most common

States with the highest share of people named Cristine in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.014%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.010%
  3. Rio de Janeiro 0.007%
  4. Amazonas 0.006%
  5. Distrito Federal 0.006%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo1,5230.003%
Rio Grande do Sul1,4780.014%
Rio de Janeiro1,1490.007%
Santa Catarina7420.010%
Paraná6280.006%
Minas Gerais6250.003%
Bahia3620.003%
Goiás2410.003%
Amazonas2300.006%
Pará2190.003%
Pernambuco1740.002%
Distrito Federal1630.006%
Maranhão1510.002%
Ceará1470.002%
Espírito Santo1250.003%
Mato Grosso1150.003%
Alagoas1010.003%
Mato Grosso do Sul650.002%
Paraíba640.002%
Rio Grande do Norte560.002%
Piauí500.002%
Rondônia430.003%
Sergipe410.002%
Amapá340.005%
Tocantins310.002%
Acre240.003%
Roraima220.004%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Cristine

The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) includes Cristine among the traditional names with the element Crist-, which comes from Latin Cristo, itself from Greek Khristós, 'anointed'. The same Morfemário links the ending -ine to French -ine, from the Latin diminutive suffix -ina. Behind the Name describes Christine, with Ch, as the French form of Christina, the Latin feminine of Christian, 'a Christian'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 8,603 people named Cristine, with a median age of 38; proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.

Sources

  1. Behind the Name: Christine · behindthename.com · origin
  2. Behind the Name: Christina · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Christian · behindthename.com · origin
  4. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (Crist-) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
  5. Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Cristine · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · spelling

Questions about the name Cristine

What does the name Cristine mean?

The meaning of Cristine is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Cristine in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 8,603 people with the first name Cristine, which ranks it number 1,900 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1980s.

Is Cristine a boy's or a girl's name?

Cristine is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 8,561 women and 42 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Cristine?

Cristine is a name of French, Latin and Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Cristine most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.014% of the state's population is named Cristine (1,478 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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