Christian (given name)

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ChristianPronunciation| English: /ˈkrɪstʃən, -tiən/
French: [kʁistjɑ̃]
German: [ˈkʁɪsti̯a(ː)n]
Danish: [ˈkʰʁestjæn]
Dutch: [ˈkrɪscɑn]
Swedish: [ˈkrɪ̌sːtɪjan]

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Gender| Unisex (mostly and originally male)
Origin
Language(s)| Greek
Word/name| Χριστιανός
Meaning| "follower of Christ"
Other names
Related names| Christiaan, Cristian, Cristiano, Chris, Kit
See also| Christian (surname), Christopher

Christian is a unisex given name, which originated as a baptismal name used by persons of the Christian religion. It has been used as a given name since the Middle Ages, originally for males. It was later used for females,[1] without any feminising word endings.

A historically commonly used abbreviation (used for example on English 17th-century church monuments and pedigrees)[2] is Xpian, using the Greek Chi Rho Christogram Χρ, short for Χριστός, Christ. The Greek form of the baptismal name is Χριστιανός, a Christian. The name denotes a follower of Jesus Christ, thus a Christian.

In Europe, it is almost exclusively used as a male name, but in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was a popular female first name in Scotland.[citation needed] Female variants of the name include Christine, Christina, Christiane, Cristiane, Kristen, Cristina, Kristin, and Kirsten.

## In other languages[edit]

* Christiaan (Afrikaans, Dutch)
* Kristian, Kristi, Kristo (Albanian)
* كريستيان (Arabic)
* Քրիստոնեայ (Armenian)
* Крысціян, Kryscijan, Krystsiyan (Belarusian)
* খ্রীষ্টান (Khrishtan) (Bengali)
* Kristian (Breton, Croatian, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Norwegian or Swedish)
* Християн, Христиан, Кристиян or Кристиан (Bulgarian)
* 克里斯蒂安 (Kèlǐsīdìān) (Chinese Simplified)
* 克里斯蒂安 (Kèlǐsīdìān) (Chinese Traditional)
* Kristijan (Croatian)
* Kristián (Czech, Slovak)
* Christian (Danish, French, German, Norwegian, Swedish)
* Karsten (Dutch, Low German)
* Kristjan (Estonian, Faroese, Slovenian)
* Chrétien (French)
* Crisdean (Gaelic)
* Χριστιανός, Christianós (Greek)
* נוצרי (Hebrew)
* ईसाई (Īsā'ī) (Hindi)
* Krisztián, Keresztény, for the Danish kings Keresztély (Hungarian)
* Kristján (Icelandic)
* Christian, Kristen, Cristina, Kristin (Indonesian)
* Cristiano (Italian and Portuguese)
* Christianus (Latin)
* Kristiāns, Krišjānis, Krišs (Latvian)
* Kristijonas (Lithuanian)
* クリスチャン (Kurisuchan) (Japanese)
* ಕ್ರಿಶ್ಚಿಯನ್ (Kriściyan) (Kannada)
* 크리스천 (Keuliseucheon) (Korean)
* Кристијан, Kristijan or Христијан, Hristijan (Macedonian)
* Kristian (Malaysian)
* Creestee (Manx)
* Karaitiana (Maori)
* ख्रीष्टियन (Khrīṣṭiyana) (Nepali)
* مسیحی (Persian)
* Krystian (Polish)
* ਮਸੀਹੀ (Masīhī) (Punjabi)
* Кристиан (Russian)
* Христиан (Serbian)
* ක්‍රිස්තියානි (Kristiyani) (Sinhala)
* Cristian or Cristián (Spanish, Romanian; Romance languages)
* ক্রিস্টান (Krishtan) (Sylheti)
* கிரிஸ்துவர் (Kiristuvar) (Tamil)
* క్రిస్టియన్(Krisṭiyan) (Telugu)
* คริสเตียน (Khris̄teīyn) (Thai)
* Християн (Ukrainian)
* عیسائی (Urdu)
* קריסטלעך (Kristlekh) (Yiddish)

## Characters[edit]

* Christian, a character in Diana Wynne Jones' fantasy novel Black Maria
* Christian, a character in the movie Moulin Rouge!
* Christian, protagonist of The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
* Baron Christian de Neuvillette, a character in the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
* Christian Cage (born 1973), ring name of professional wrestler and actor Jay Reso
* Christian Clarke, a character in the British soap opera EastEnders
* Christian Grey, a character from E. L. James novel 50 Shades of Grey
* Christian Jorgenson, a character in the novel The Thin Man
* Christian Shephard, a character on the ABC series Lost
* Christian Troy, a character on the FX original series Nip/Tuck

## Males with the given name Christian[edit]

* Saint Christian of Cologne, died AD 1002, abbot of St-Pantaleon in Cologne (Germany)[3]
* Saint Christian of Clogher, died AD 1138, bishop of Clogher (Ireland) and brother of St. Malachy
* Several kings of Denmark
* Several princes
* Christian of Oliva, 13th century Cistercian monk, first bishop of Prussia
* Christiaan Huygens, Dutch astronomer, physicist, mathematician and inventor
* Christian IX of Denmark (1818–1906), King of Denmark (1863–1906)
* Christian X of Denmark (1870–1947), King of Denmark (1912–1947) and Iceland (1918–1944)
* Christian Abbiati (born 1977), Italian footballer
* Christian Alexander (born 1990), American actor
* Christian Andersen (footballer) (born 1944), Danish former football player and now manager
* Christian Annan (born 1978), former Ghanaian-born Hong Kong professional footballer
* Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1622–1708), German ruler
* Christian Atsu (1992–c. 2023), Ghanaian professional footballer
* Christian Bables (born 1992), Filipino actor
* Christian Baciotti, French musician
* Christian Bakkerud (1984–2011), Danish racing driver
* Christian Bale (born 1974), English actor
* Christian Bannis (born 1992), Danish footballer
* Christian Barmore (born 1999), American football player
* Christian Bauman (born 1970), American writer
* Christian Bautista (born 1981), Filipino singer
* Christian Benford (born 2000), American football player
* Christian Benteke (born 1990), Belgian footballer
* Christian Bergman (born 1988), American baseball player
* Christian Bethancourt (born 1991), Panamanian baseball player
* Christian Biet (1952–2020), French theatrical scholar
* Christian Bizot (1928–2002), French winemaker, head of the Bollinger Champagne house
* Christian Bonaud (1957–2019), French Islamologist
* Christian Boros (born 1964), German advertising agency founder and art collector
* Christian Brando (1958–2008), American actor
* Christian Braun (born 2001), American basketball player
* Christian Braswell (born 1999), American football player
* Christian Bryant (born 1992), American football player
* Christian Cage, a ring name of Canadian wrestler Jay Reso (born 1973)
* Christian Clemens (born 1991), German footballer
* Christian Cooke (born 1987), English actor
* Christian Corrêa Dionisio (born 1975), Brazilian football player
* Christian Daniel, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
* Christian Danner (born 1958), German racing driver
* Christian Darrisaw (born 1999), American football player
* Christian de Duve (1917–2013), Nobel Prize-winning Belgian cytologist and biochemist
* Christian DiLauro (born 1994), American football player
* Christian Dior (1905–1957), French fashion designer
* Christian Doppler (1803–1853), Austrian mathematician and physicist
* Christian Drejer (born 1982), former Danish basketball player
* Arthur Drews (1865-1935, full name Christian Heinrich Arthur Drews), German writer, historian, philosopher, and Christ myth theory proponent
* Christian Ehrhoff (born 1982), German ice hockey player
* Christian Elliss (born 1999), American football player
* Christian Eriksen (born 1992), Danish professional footballer
* Christian Esguerra, Filipino political journalist and educator
* Christian Fernández Salas, Spanish football player
* Christian Fittipaldi (born 1971), Brazilian racing driver
* Christian Fox (born 1981), Scottish footballer
* Christian Friedrich (baseball) (born 1987), American baseball player
* Christian Fuchs (born 1986), Austrian footballer
* Christian García (disambiguation)
* Christian Gerhartsreiter (born 1961), German convicted murderer and impostor
* Christian Glass (died 2022), American man who was shot dead
* Christian Gonzalez (born 2002), American football player
* Christian Hackenberg (born 1995), American football player
* Christian Hall (2001–2020), Asian-American man killed by police
* Christian Harris (born 2001), American football player
* Christian Haynes (born 2000), American football player
* Christian Heidel (born 1963), German football executive
* Christian Holmes (born 1997), American football player
* Christian R. Holmes II (1896–1944), decorated American soldier and zoo owner
* Christian Hosoi (born 1967), skateboarder
* Christian Izien (born 2000), American football player
* Christian Jessen (born 1977), English doctor and television presenter
* Christian Jimenez (born 1986), American soccer player
* Christian Johnson (born 1986), American football player
* Christian Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
* Christian Julius de Meza, Danish army commander
* Christian Kälin, Swiss lawyer and businessman
* Christian Kern (born 1966), Austrian businessman and politician
* Christian Keysers, French and German neuroscientist
* Christian Kirk (born 1996), American football player
* Christian Klien (born 1983), Austrian racing driver
* Christian Koloko (born 2000), Cameroonian basketball player
* Christian Kum (born 1985), Dutch footballer
* Christian Lacroix (born 1951), French fashion designer
* Christian Laettner (born 1969), American basketball player
* Christian Latouche (born 1939/1940), French billionaire businessman
* Christian Li (born 2007), Australian violinist
* Christian Lindner (born 1979), German politician
* Christian Lindner (born 1959), German journalist
* Christian Longo (born 1974), American convicted murderer
* Christian Louboutin (born 1964), French footwear designer
* Christian Mahogany (born 2000), American football player
* Christian Maldini (born 1996), Italian footballer
* Christian Matthew (born 1996), American football player
* Christian McCaffrey (born 1996), American football player
* Christian Miller (American football) (born 1996), American football player
* Christian Navarro (born 1991), American actor
* Christian Charles Nielsen (born 1975), American spree killer
* Christian Okoye (born 1961), American football player
* Christian Oliver (1972–2024), German actor
* Christian Pampel (born 1979), German volleyball player
* Christian Panucci (born 1973), Italian footballer
* Christian Penigaud (born 1964), French beach volleyball player
* Christian Ponder (born 1988), American football player
* Christian Potenza (born 1972), Canadian actor
* Christian Pulisic (born 1998), American footballer
* Christian Quéré (1955–2006), French football player
* Christian Redl (born 1948), German actor and musician
* Christian Reiher (born 1984), German mathematician
* Christian Riganò (born 1974), Italian footballer
* Christian Roland-Wallace (born 2001), American football player
* Christian Rosenkreuz, legendary, possibly allegorical, founder of the Rosicrucian Order
* Christian Rosenmeier (1874–1932), American politician
* Christian Rozeboom (born 1997), American football player
* Christian Rub (1886–1956), Austrian-born American character actor
* Christian Sam (born 1996), American football player
* Christian Scotland-Williamson (born 1993), American football player
* Christian Scott (baseball) (born 1999), American baseball player
* Christian Siriano (born 1985), American fashion designer
* Christian Sitepu (born 1986), Indonesian basketball player
* Christian Slater (born 1969), American actor
* Christian Tămaș (born 1964), Romanian writer and translator
* Christian Taylor, American athlete
* Christian Terlizzi (born 1979), Italian footballer
* Christian Tessier (born 1978), Canadian actor
* Christian Uphoff (born 1998), American football player
* Christian Vasquez (born 1977), Filipino actor
* Christian Vieri (born 1973), Italian footballer
* Christian Villanueva (born 1991), Mexican professional baseball player
* Christian Vital (born 1997), American professional basketball player
* Christian von Koenigsegg (born 1972), Founder and CEO of Koenigsegg Automotive
* Christian Wade (born 1991), British American football and rugby player
* Christian Walker (born 1991), American baseball player
* Christian Watson (born 1999), American football player
* Christian Wilkins (born 1995), American football player
* Christian Wirth (1885–1944), German Nazi SS concentration camp commander
* Christian Wolff (philosopher) (1679–1754), German philosopher
* Christian Wulff (born 1959), German politician
* Christian Yelich (born 1991), American baseball player
* Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), Danish author

## Females with the given name Christian[edit]

* Christian Beranek (born 1974), United States writer, actress, musician and film/TV producer
* Christian Maclagan (1811–1901), Scottish antiquarian
* Christian Pitre (born 1983), American actress
* Christian Ramsay (1786–1839), British botanist
* Christian Serratos (born 1990), American actress

## See also[edit]

* Christian (disambiguation)
* Kristian

## References[edit]

1. ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 55, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1
2. ^ For example, Xpian Rolle, a daughter of George Rolle (d.1552), as written in the Heraldic visitation of Devon, 1620 (Vivian, Lt.Col. J.L., (Ed.) The Visitations of the County of Devon: Comprising the Heralds' Visitations of 1531, 1564 & 1620, Exeter, 1895, p.652)
3. ^ "St. Christian of Cologne". catholicreadings.org. Kenyan Life. 16 April 2019.

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