Kristine

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Kristine

Gender: Feminine
Language: English, Danish
Etymology:
Kristine comes from Christine, the French form of Christiana, the feminine form of Christian, an English vocabulary word for someone belonging to the Christian religion.
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Kristine comes from Kristina, the Scandinavian form of Christiana.

History:
Kristine (as well as Kristin, Kristina, and Kristen) was first used (to any great extent) in the United States in the 1940s. Coincidentally or not, a 1933 film about Queen Kristina starring Greta Garbo had been rather popular (it was called Queen Christina).
Please see Kristin, Christine, or Christiana for more information.

Pronunciation: cris-teen.

Diminutives:
English: Kris, Krissa, Krissi, Krissie, Krissy, Krista, Kristi, Kristie, Kristy, Tina.

Popularity:
Percentage from the 1990 U.S. Census:
0.051 % named Kristine

Popularity of Kristine:
Popularity (for newborns):
In the United States...
1900-1940: N/A
1940-1950: 380th most popular.
1950-1960: 245th most popular.
1960-1970: 167th most popular.
1970-1980: 141st most popular.
1980-1990: 200th most popular.
1990: 239th most popular.
1991: 284th most popular.
1992: 322nd most popular.
1993: 332nd most popular.
1994: 388th most popular.
1995: 483rd most popular.
1996: 502nd most popular.
1997: 612th most popular.
1998: 655th most popular.
1999: 776th most popular.
2000: 747th most popular.
2001: 871st most popular.
2002: N/A