***THE GOLD STANDARD***
(“and the award goes to…”)
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“ALTERNATE SPELLINGS” –>
(*start with ‘most common spelling”)
(is there an ‘international body’ monitoring ‘first names’)
(i’d rather start with ‘my preferred spelling’ and go from there)
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‘IPA’ –>
/ˈɡʊstɑːv/
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“DEFINITION”
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“ETYMOLOGY”
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*”THE GOLD STANDARD(S)”*
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*RELATIVES*
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*ALLIED FLOWERS*
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*FICTIONAL CHRISTINES*
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*NICKNAMES*
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(“christine” is a feminine name of ‘greek’ or ‘egyptian’ origin)
(it is derived from the word “christ”, derives from the koine greek word christós, ultimately derived from the egyptian kheru, “word” or “voice”, used to replace the biblical hebrew term mashiach (“anointed”))
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*it is a name in regular usage in the following ‘cultures’…*
‘french’
‘english’
‘german’
‘scandinavian’
‘dutch’
‘the slavs’
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(it is often associated with the meaning “follower of christ”)
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(other ways to say ‘christine’ are…)
‘christina‘
‘kristina‘
‘kristine‘
‘kristen‘
‘kirsten’
‘hristina‘
‘cristina‘
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(most used in ‘spain’ + ‘latin american’ countries (etc))
(it is a popular name)
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*por ejemplo…*
(in 1968, it was the 14th most frequently-given name for ‘girls’ in the ‘united states’)
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(the name ‘christine’ can be shortened to ‘chris’ or ‘chrissy’ (/ ‘crissy’))
(‘crissy’ is far more common)
(especially with the ‘younger generation’)
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“jesus christine!”
(my mama told me that if i were a girl, i was going to be named “christine”)
(i wondered why i wouldn’t be named ‘cheryl’)
(note how there’s no prevalent male equivalent of “christ”)
(just ‘christopher’)
(even though ‘christine’ is occasionally
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👈👈👈☜*“UNISEX FIRST NAMES”* ☞ 👉👉👉
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*🌈✨ *TABLE OF CONTENTS* ✨🌷*
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🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥*we won the war* 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥