Thoughts on using Cristina as a baby name if not Christian?

[FLAMENCOQUEEN]

I'm a huge fan of colombian singer Sebastian Yatra, and this is the name of one of his hit songs. and i used to hate it for how explicitly christian it is but now I think it's really cute!

thoughts????

check out the song CRISTINA it's beautiful and he sings SOOO well
also, i'm personally not christian so would it be weird to name a future daughter this?
Not CHristina Cristina
thanks!

Christina / Cristina (Spanish version) literally means ‘follower of Christ’ or ‘anointed’ - its origin and early usage as a name were indeed explicitly Christian, but I agree with others that this association would generally not be made in the UK today.

I guess, if pressed, I would say it was a little odd for anyone to call their child a name that linguistically has incredibly strong roots into something they have absolutely no interest in.

A bit like calling your kid ‘Océane’ if you have no fondness for the sea, or ‘Mariposa’ if you don’t like butterflies.

But I do accept that I will be in the minority here. After all, there are no doubt plenty of parents who chose the name Philippa (‘lover of horses’) but don’t like horses.

I wouldn’t assume someone was Christian if called Cristina/Christina, it’s a popular name in a lot of European countries.
I think it’s a pretty name

I never assumed that a Christine / Christopher / Christina / Christian / Chris would be Christian, off to Google I am now to see if I’ve missed something big time and might learned something new today!

The name means 'follower of Christ'. I know eleventy million Chrises and only one of them I know from church.

I know a George who was brought up on a farm but he works for the civil service.

The name is fine, no one will associate it with Christianity but don’t spell it without the h. It’s not fair to saddle a child with a name that no one will ever spell correctly. I once knew an Emelye, whose mother blew a fuse everytime it wasn’t pronounced Emily!! The

Being aware that other languages spell a name differently and expecting a person who has no connection to that language to spell their name using it are two very different things.

Exactly this. If I know that 'Julia' is an Italian from Italy, I'd write it as Giulia but if she was 'Julia Smith from Swindon' or similar I'd write Julia.

OP is probably the one who claims to be a creative writing British Jew living in the Middle East and who loves India and Latin American music.

Are you kidding? You think Christian/christina just happens to be a word for a religion???? 🤣

I think of Cristina Yang from Grey’s Anatomy before the religion. (Not a bad association at all)

What would put me off is the spelling in the UK (Christina is much more usual) and nicknames like Chris, Chrissie and Tina.

With that spelling I would think of Cristina Aguilera or a Romanz language speaker

This.

I would assume that you were Spanish or Italian but wouldn’t give much thought about your religious beliefs.

I like it.

. My cousin is called Christian and he’s never been asked if he’s Christian.

I'd wonder if someone called Christian was Danish or similar before I would wonder if they were Christian in belief.

It's actually a nice and not overused name.

Christina I'm slightly less fond of as I don't love the "tina" ending, but it's still rather a nice name.

The Cristina i know is Jewish.

My name is in the Bible and I've never been asked if I'm Christian! I am not religious

I know women called Christine and I've never pondered their religion.

really, where is she from? im just asking as Cristina is the spanish spelling

Are you actually pregnant @FLAMENCOQUEEN or is it a future name for a fictional baby?

Romania.

No they wouldn’t! Christine and Christina were hugely popular names once (they’re probably in their 70s now) and had nothing to do with signifying faith.

I think “biblical names” are slightly different to being named for Christ. Further that many names that are in the bible are obviously in Torah and the Quran.

Cristina is pretty (and nothing like making up a bad phonetic spelling of a standard name). Ironically I wouldn't think someone with the name was christian but I had similar qualms over the name Kirstin (which has the same meaning) so I understand where you are coming from. It's absolutely fine though.

Cristina, Christine, Kristie, Christopher - none of them are associated with Christianity.

A Muslim or Jewish Christian might raise eyebrows.

The name meaning is ‘follower of Christ’.

Cristina name meaning is follower of Christ, same for Christina, Kristie is follower of Christ or anointed one, Christopher name meaning is bearer of Christ. So whilst you might not associate them names with Christianity that’s literally the meaning of the names.