Kristiina

Kristiina

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Christina

• Kersti, Kerstin, Krista, Kristel, Kristi, Kristin, Kristina, Tiina, Kirsi, Riste

< Swedish Kristina < Latin Christiana

• IPA^(key): /ˈkristiːnɑ/, [ˈkris̠tiːnɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -istiːnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Kris‧tii‧na

Kristiina

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Christina
   • 2001, Olli Lehto, Korkeat maailmat. Rolf Nevanlinnan elämä, Otava, →ISBN, page 218:

     Rolf jäi lapsensa nimestä päättäneen piirin ulkopuolelle, mutta oli tyytyväinen valintaan. Kristiina oli hänestä aristokraattinen ja klassinen, oikea herrasväen nimi.

     Rolf was left outside of the group that gave the name to his child, but was satisfied with the choice. Kristiina sounded aristocratic and classical to him, a name fit for someone in the gentry.

• Kirsi, Kirsti, Krista, Stiina, Tiina

• Kristiina is the 164^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 4,024 female individuals (and as a middle name to 71,171 more, making it more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.