Christiane

Female given name

Christiane or Christianne is a given name, derived from the Latin Christiana, the feminine form of Christianus (see Christian). It can also be a Latinized version of Middle English Christin 'Christian' (Old English christen, from Latin).[1]

A common short form is Chris and alternate spellings include Christianne, Cristiane and Kristiane.

## People with the name Christiane

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* Christiane Amanpour (born 1958), British-Iranian journalist
* Christiane Bøcher (1798–1874), Norwegian actress
* Christiane Brunner (1947–2025), Swiss politician and advocate
* Christiane Chabot (born 1950), French-Canadian artist
* Christiane Collange (1930–2023), French journalist
* Christiane Duchesne (born 1949), Canadian researcher, educator, illustrator, translator and writer
* Christiane Eda-Pierre (1932–2020), French soprano
* Christiane Felscherinow, German actress, and subject of the 1981 film Christiane F
* Christiane von Goethe (1765–1816), wife of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
* Christiane Herzog (1936–2000), wife of German president Roman Herzog
* Christiane Hörbiger (1938–2022), Austrian actress
* Christiane Leenaerts (1905–1984), known as Ann Christy, Belgian singer
* Christiane Klonz (born 1969), German pianist and composer
* Christiane Legrand (1930–2011), French singer
* Christiane Northrup (born 1949), Obstetrician-gynecologist who promotes anti vaccine and medical pseudoscience
* Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (born 1942), German biologist
* Christiane Paul (born 1974), German actress
* Christiane Rousseau, French mathematician
* Cristiane (footballer) (born 1985), Brazilian football player

## People with the name Christianne

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* Christianne Balk (born 1953), American poet
* Christianne Gout (born 1973), Mexican dancer
* Christianne Meneses Jacobs (born 1971), Nicaraguan writer
* Christianne Klein, American news anchor
* Christianne Legentil (born 1992), Mauritian judoka
* Christianne Mwasesa (born 1985), Democratic Republic of the Congo handball player
* Christianne Oliveira (born 1981), Brazilian actress
* Christianne van der Wal (born 1973), Dutch politician
* Christianne West (born 1999), Canadian curler

## Fictional characters

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* Christiane Barkhorn, from the media franchise Strike Witches
* Christiane Friedrich, from the visual novel Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!

## See also

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* Christian (given name)
* Christina (given name)

## References

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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.