The name _Christ_, or "anointed," was the word which the Greek Christians (who translated the Gospels into the Greek of their time) used for the _Messiah_. From this word came the name _Christian_, and from it _Christina_. One of the early martyrs, a virgin of noble Roman birth, who died for her religion, was St. Christina. In Denmark the name became a man's name, _Christiern_. Another English name which is like Christina is _Christabel_. The great poet Coleridge in the nineteenth century wrote the beginning of a beautiful poem called "Christabel." The name was not very common before this, and was not heard of until the sixteenth century, but it is fairly common now. Another favourite Christian name from the name of _Christ_ is _Christopher_, which means the bearer or carrier of Christ, and we are told in a legend how St. Christopher got this name. He had chosen for his work to carry people across a stream which had no bridge over it. One day a little boy suddenly appeared, and asked him to carry him across. The kind saint did so, and found, as he got farther into the stream, that the child grew heavier and heavier. When the saint put him down on the other side he saw the figure of the man Christ before him, and fell down and adored Him. Ever afterwards he was known as _Christopher_, or the "Christ-bearer." Another Christian name which comes from a Greek word is _Peter_. _Petros_ is the Greek word for "stone," and _Petra_ for "rock." The name _Peter_ became a favourite in honour of St. Peter, whose name was first _Simon_, but who was called _Peter_ because of the words our Lord said to him: "Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church." When the barbarian tribes, such as the English and Franks, broke into the lands of the Roman Empire and settled there, afterwards being converted to Christianity, they chose a good many Latin words as names. In France names made from the Latin word _amo_ ("I love") were quite common. We hear of _Amabilis_ ("lovable"), _Amadeus_ ("loving God"), _Amandus_, which has now become a surname in France as _St. Amand_. In England, _Amabilis_ became _Amabel_, which is not a very common name now, but from which we have _Mabel_. _Amy_ was first used in England after the Norman Conquest, and comes from the French _Amata_, or _Aimee_, which means "beloved."