Christine or Christina?

[Ivern]

I know they’re almost the same name, but do you prefer Christine or Christina? I know a really horrid woman called Tina, and I dread to think of my DD wanting to be called that someday (no offence to the other Tinas out there). It’s enough to make me go off the name Christina completely. I’m wondering if it would be less likely with Christine.

Has anyone suggested NN Christa?

Christina is prettier.

Christine the Strawberry Girl
Christina is prettier

Christy?

Half the girls in my year in school in the 70s and early 80s were called Christine. The rest were Suzanne.

I prefer Christina, and love Christiana, if you're looking for alternatives that could avoid the NN Tina.

These days the names ending in -a will generally be more popular than the -e names. That's just the current fashion.

Julie v Julia
Anne v Anna
Marie v Maria

At the moment names ending in an -e are seen as quite dated. I personally think Christine is quite pretty though.

I’m a Christina. I’ve never met another one, but plenty of Christines.

Im called Chris by most.