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Cristina

GirlGreekclassicpopular

Meaning

Means "follower of Christ", "anointed".

Origin and History

  • · The feminine counterpart of Christian, at its root: from Greek christos, "anointed", the same title behind "Christ".
  • · Along with Cristóbal, it is one of the few names in the catalogue derived directly from the religious title "Christ" rather than a biblical given name.

Traits and personality

In Pythagorean numerology, C, L and U are initials of the number 3: it's read as socially magnetic with a communicative streak, drawn to the artistic. These are traditional readings, not a rule: everyone ends up becoming who they choose to be, whatever name they carry.

Initial
C
Syllables
3

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