Being named Christine

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Do you think it is old fashioned? I don't know any others around my sort of age (other than Christine Lampard) and I (might be imagining it because I am sensitive) see people do a double take when I'm introduced. All the Christines I know in real life are minimum pension age at least.

I don't like Chris as it makes me feel like people think I'm a guy and I don't like Chrissy either as I feel silly.

Christine is my middle name. I was born in the 70s but my parents thought I was a boy so didn't have any girls names (apparently). So they named me after the two Irish midwives who delivered me. Thanks mum!!

Christine, Christine don’t think that I don’t care, but all our prayers and all our hopes rest on you now!

I think she’d be about 160 though

:) My mum was Christine and my dad is Chris!

But yes, it's a name I would associate with my parents' generation (born late 40s, early 50s). But that doesn't mean it's not a nice name!

Thanks everyone, I like reading your comments. I don't dislike my name as such, it's not a horrid name or anything but I feel it is old fashioned, that's all. I have a friend called Mary and another friend has pointed out that we have old lady names 😧and when I met a colleague who I had communicated with previously just on email he said he expected me to be older!

It's one of those names that will come back into fashion at some point im 50 and had a friend at school called Christine, but she was named after her mum
I had another friend who had a very old fashioned name " Grace" and now there are loads of Grace s and Gracey,s

I tend to think of Christine, Maureen, Pauline as names popular for people born circa 1950-1965. But I do know a few exceptions who are younger. I wouldn’t worry about it too much.

Lots of my generation are Sharon, Tracey, Deborah, Karen. Not back in fashion yet as names and last one of that list is cursed by the whole Karens thing. I feel quite fortunate I got a name that wasn’t fashionable at the time as is usually a bubbling under fashionable radar. My older brother chose well

And you can't get cooler than the Phantom of the Opera!

There is also Stephen King's haunted car!

I work with a Christine your age. I've never given the name much thought and certainly not age related. It's not like you're called Galdys or Beryl.

It was very common 42 years ago all I know like to be called Chris or Chrissy due to Christine being an old lady name (according to them).

Christie is a bit more ageless I think

Only Christine I know is 50. Far from pensioner age

Agreed, some of those names that make me think of older characters on soaps can seem a bit jarring. I know an Alma and 2 Alberts

I like the name but tend to view it as an older person’s name. I like Chrissy but Christie is another alternative

My aunt is a Christine and is in her early 60s.

I know of 2 Christine's - one in her 70s who goes by Chris, and one in her 40s who we call Chrissy. I do remember being at primary school with a girl known as Christie - not sure if that was short for Christine.

Never thought about it but no, I don’t know many young Christines.

However, I also definitely don’t have the question of ‘name vs. age, do they match?’ in the forefront of my mind when I meet someone. Are many people really registering that given the million other thoughts in most of our heads during interactions with others?

on that basis I reckon it is unlikely people are regularly doing double-takes at you on hearing such a familiar-sounding name, just on the basis of it being attached to a woman who is slightly younger than the average Christine. I would guess it’s your confirmation bias making you sort of look for it.

I think it's a nice, classic name. Christine Bleakley is another famous one. It's not a name that was trendy but now old hat like Barry. It's a saints name that has stood the test of time.

My Mums name - I love it 😀

Christine McGuiness is another younger one

I'm in my 30s and I've always thought Christine was a beautiful name 🙂

Oops, didn't realise christine bleakly is christine lampard

I was born in 70s. I know three Christines around my age or younger

I think it’s a lovely name.