Christina

American

[kri-stee-nuh] / krɪˈsti nə /

noun

1626–89, queen of Sweden 1632–54 (daughter of Gustavus Adolphus).
a female given name.

Christina British

/ krɪˈstiːnə /

noun

1626–89, queen of Sweden (1632–54), daughter of Gustavus Adolphus, noted particularly for her patronage of literature

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Christina Applegate grew up in Los Angeles with friends who would also go on to be Hollywood stars.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Christina Applegate looks back on a troubled personal life and a career cut short by disease in “You With the Sad Eyes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Christina Applegate is speaking out amid reports of an extended hospitalization.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

During the nearly seven-hour lunar flyby, astronauts Christina Koch, Victor Glover, Jeremy Hansen and Reid Weisman gave near-literary descriptions of lunar surface features and left scientists in Houston awe-struck.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

We kiss, and I hear Christina say something about it, but for the first time, I don’t care at all.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth

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