What Cristina means
Cristina is a girl name of Latin origin meaning "follower of Christ". It comes from Latin christianus (Christian), from Greek christos (anointed). It is pronounced krees-TEE-nah.
Feast July 24. Common for Mexican women born in the 1960s-1980s.
Spellings and variants: Christina.
Nicknames in Mexico: Cris, Cristy, Tina. Cris is a plain shortening, shared with Cristian and Cristóbal. See the guide to Mexican nicknames.
Popularity: a common name in Mexico.
Related meanings: faith.
