What’s In A Name – Kristine Sutherland

Kristine –
Origin: Danish, Norwegian and Latvian form of Christine
Meaning: Another form of Christina. From the Latin ‘Christian’. Christina has been used in England since the eleventh century. St Christina was a Belgian saint who performed many miracles in the thirteenth century. Christina was extremely popular in the 1940s and 1950s. A favourite name in Canada. There was a famous Queen Christina of Sweden who died in 1689.

Sutherland –
Origin: Old Norse
Meaning: literally ‘southland’.