Etymograph

English

Kristin

Kristin comes from Latin Christina.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEChristina
  2. NorwegianmodernKristin
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1990same form

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEChristina
  2. NorwegianmodernKristin
  3. Englishearliest quotation 1990same form

Earliest quotation: 1990, Ed McBain, Vespers: “Kristin Lund looked exactly like her name. Blonde hair…”

Every English word from Latin Christina

Today it means

name A female given name from Ancient Greek, a variation of Christine, of mostly American use.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Latin Christina / Kristin

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