Christian (given name)
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| Christian | |
|---|---|
| Gender | Unisex |
| Language(s) | Latin |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Greek |
| Word/Name | Christianus |
| Meaning | "follower of Christ" |
| Other names | |
| See also | Christian (surname) |
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Christian is a given name borne by males and females. The name is derived from the Latin Christianus, meaning "follower of Christ". It has been a commonly used as a name, since the Middle Ages - especially amongst females.[1]
Today the name is popular in Europe, United States and other English-speaking countries. Today in Europe — though not the United States — 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, Kristen, Kristin, and Kirsten. Holders of the name Christian may go by the nicknames or shortened forms Chris, Chrissy or Xian.
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[edit] In other languages
- Christiaan (Afrikaans, Dutch)
- Karsten (German, Dutch)
- Христо, Християн, Кристиян or Кристиан (Bulgarian)
- Kristian or Kristo (Albanian)
- Kristián (Czech)
- Kristjan (Estonian)
- Kristian (Estonian, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian or Swedish)
- Chrétien (French)
- Críosdaidh (Gaelic)
- Christian (Danish, German, French)
- Krisztián (Hungarian), for the Danish kings Keresztély
- Kristján (Icelandic)
- Cristiano (Italian and Portuguese)
- Kristiāns {Latvian)
- Kristijonas (Lithuanian)
- Кристијан or Христијан (Macedonian)
- Creestee (Manx)
- Krystian (Polish)
- Cristian (Galician)
- Cristian or Cristián (Italian, Spanish, Romanian;Romance languages)
- Kristijan (Slovenian and Croatian)
- Християн або Крістіан (Ukrainian)
[edit] People with the given name Christian
- several kings of Denmark
- several princes
- Christian of Oliva, 13th century Cistercian monk and the first bishop of Prussia
- a ring name of Canadian professional wrestler Jason Reso.
- Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author
- Christian Bakkerud, Danish racing driver
- Christian Bale, English actor
- Christian Cooke, English actor
- Christian Dior, French fashion designer
- Christian Doppler, Austrian mathematician and physicist
- Christian Ehrhoff, German ice hockey player
- Christian Fernández Salas, Spanish football defender
- Christian Hosoi, Pro skateboarder
- Christian Lacroix, French fashion designer
- Christian Louboutin, French footwear designer
- Christian Jimémez, American soccer player
- Christian Julius de Meza, a Danish army commander
- Christian Klien, Austrian racing driver
- Christian Okoye, American football player
- Christian Pampel, German volleyball player
- Christian Penigaud, French beach volleyball player
- Christian Potenza, Canadian actor
- Christian Reiher, German mathematical genius
- Christian Serratos, American Actress
- Christian Slater, American actor
- Christian Siriano, American fashion designer & winner of Project Runway Season 4
- Cristiano Ronaldo, Portuguese footballer
- Cristiano dos Santos Rodrigues, commonly known as just Cristiano, Brazilian footballer
[edit] Fictional characters
- the protagonist in John Bunyan's allegorical novel The Pilgrim's Progress
- Christian (wrestler), long-time professional wrestling villain turned hero, the alter-ego of professional wrestler and actor Jay Reso.
- the protagonist in director Baz Luhrmann's jukebox musical film Moulin Rouge! interpreted by Scottish actor Ewan McGregor
- Christian Shephard, a character on the ABC series Lost, portrayed by American actor John Terry.
- character in the 21st Century Breakdown album by Green Day.
- Christian Troy, a character on the FX original series Nip/Tuck.
[edit] References
- ^ 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.
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