Christian name - Meaning of Christian
- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 11
- Usage
- English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Latin
- Pronounced
- KRIS-chən (English) , KRISH-chən (English) , krees-TYAW N (French) , kris-TEE-ahn (German)
- Christian Meaning
- From the Medieval Latin name Christianus meaning "a Christian" (see Christos). In England it has been in use since the Middle Ages, during which time it was used by both males and females, but it did not become common until the 17th century. In Denmark the name has been borne by ten kings since the 15th century. A famous bearer was Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), the Danish author of such fairy tales as 'The Ugly Duckling' and 'The Emperor's New Clothes'. Christian originates in Latin language and means "Christian man". It has been one of the most popular masculine given names over centuries, and in different spellings all over the world. During a period of time, Christian was even used as a feminine given name in the United States. It has always been a popular name within royalty, especially in Scandinavia. Famous bearers include Hans Christian Andersen, a Danish author of fairy-tales, and Christian Dior, a French fashion designer.
Christian Related Names
Variants: Carsten (German), Karsten (Low German), Kristian (Swedish), Kristian, Christen, Kristen (Norwegian), Kristian, Christen, Kresten, Kristen (Danish)
Diminutives: Chris, Kris (English), Christer, Krister (Swedish), Christer, Kris (Danish)
Feminine Forms: Christiana, Christina, Kristina, Christianne (English), Christiane, Christine (French), Christiane, Christina, Christine, Kristiane, Kristina, Kristine (German), Christina, Christine, Kristina, Kristine (Swedish), Christina, Christine, Kristina, Kristine (Norwegian), Christina, Christine, Kristina, Kristine (Danish)
Other Languages: Kristiyan (Bulgarian), Kristijan, Krsto (Croatian), Christiaan, Chris (Dutch), Kristjan (Estonian), Kristian (Finnish), Krisztián (Hungarian), Kristján (Icelandic), Cristiano (Italian), Christianus (Late Roman), Kristiāns (Latvian), Kristijonas (Lithuanian), Hristijan, Kristijan (Macedonian), Krystian, Krystyn (Polish), Cristiano (Portuguese), Cristian, Cristi (Romanian), Kristijan (Serbian), Kristijan, Kristjan (Slovene), Cristián (Spanish)
Christian Celebrities
Christian Slater - actor, Christian Bale - actor, Christian Broce - football player, Christian Campbell - actor, Christian Dior - fashion designer, Christian Gomez - soccer player, Christian Mohr - football player,
