Definition of "Christine"

Christine

/kɹɪsˈtiːn/

proper noun
1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
  Quotations
  "Chris?" he repeated after her very softly, his eyes upon her, tenderly indulgent. "Ah! let it be Christine. I may call you that?""My actual name is Christina, but that's a detail. You can call me Christine if you like it best."
  1913, Ethel May Dell, The Rocks of Valpré, BiblioBazaar, LLC, published 2007, page 36
2. A locale in the United States:
  1. A town in Texas; named for the first white baby girl born there.
  2. A city in North Dakota; probably named for Swedish opera singer Christina Nilsson.
  3. An unincorporated community in Kentucky.
  4. A former settlement in California; named for an early Swiss settler.