Meanings
- A barangay of Tapaz, Capiz, Philippines.
- A female given name from Italian, Portuguese, or Spanish, equivalent to English Christina.
Documentary filmmaker Cristina Ibarra is among the 25 fellows. Ibarra is known for creating narratives about Latino families living in borderland communities, the MacArthur website said.
2021 September 28, Amir Vera, “An anti-racist author, a documentary filmmaker and a computational virologist are among the 2021 MacArthur Foundation ‘genius grant’ winners”, in CNN - A surname.
Origin
- Italian, Portuguese, and SpanishCristina
- EnglishCristina
Borrowed from Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish Cristina.
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Cristina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cristina
“Cristina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cristina. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Cristina,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Cristina.
Source: Cristina on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.