Kristian
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Word/name | Christ or cross(in Bulgarian, Macedonian and Russian) |
| Other names | |
| Nickname(s) | peciņa |
| Related names | Christian |
Kristian is a name in several languages, often interpreted as a form of Christian.
Meaning in different languages
The name is used in several languages, among them Slovak, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Bosnian, Bulgarian and Croatian.
In some languages people with the name are sometimes named after the cross, not after Christ. The word cross in Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian is kr'st and in Russian is krest, in some cases pronounced krist. In contrast Christ in these Slavic languages is called Hristos, which confuses to which of both nouns the name sounds more similar. The name may have a third meaning in Bulgarian and Macedonian, in which the word kr'sten means baptized and has the same as the word for cross.[clarification needed]
Though sounding similar, the words cross and Christian have different roots, Christian derives from the Koine Greek word Christós, possibly ultimately derived from the Egyptian kheru, "word" or "voice",[1][2] used to replace the Biblical Hebrew term mashiach, "anointed".[3] On the other the hand the Slavic and the English word for cross comes from the Latin word crux (cruci) "stake" which is perhaps of Phoencian[4] or Punic (Phoencio-Carthaginian )[5] origin. It may come from the Latin word crio, "to torment".[6]
- Kristián (Czech, Slovak)
- Kristijan (Bosnian)
- Kristian (Estonian, Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Croatian or Swedish)
- Kristjan (Estonian, Faroese, Slovenian)
- Kristian, Kristi, Kristo (Albanian)
- Kristján (Icelandic)
- Kristijan Croatian
- Kristiāns (Latvian)
- Kristijonas (Lithuanian)
- Krystian (Polish)
- Krisztián, Keresztény, for the Danish kings Keresztély (Hungarian)
- Крістіан, Християн, (Kristian, Hristiyan) (Ukrainian)
- Христиан, Hristian (Serbian)
- Кристијан or Христијан (Kristijan or Hristijan) (Macedonian)
- Кристиян, Кристиан, Христо or Християн (Kristiyan, Kristian, Hristo or Hristiyan) (Bulgarian)
- ख्रीष्टियन (Khrīṣṭiyana) (Nepali)
- ಕ್ರಿಶ್ಚಿಯನ್ (Kriściyan) (Kannada)
- క్రిస్టియన్(Krisṭiyan) (Telugu)
- கிரிஸ்துவர் (Kiristuvar) (Tamil)
- คริสเตียน (Khris̄teīyn) (Thai)
Males with the given name Kristian
- Kristian Digby (1977-2010), British television presenter and director
- Kristian Fulton (born 1998), American football player
- Kristian Jensen (born 1971), Danish politician
- Kristian Løken (1884–1961), Norwegian army officer
- Kristian Rogers (born 1980), English footballer
- Kristian Vikernes (born 1973) Norwegian musician and murderer
Surname
- David Kristian (born 1967), Canadian musician
- Giles Kristian (born 1975), British author
- Marty Kristian (born 1947), German-Australian singer
See also
References
- ^ Brewer, Willis. "Egyptian origin of the word Christ". Southern Illinois University.
- ^ Palo, John. "Mystic gifts". Archived from the original on 2015-09-05.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ Crux[permanent dead link]
- ^ [3]
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