# Kristian
## Danish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈkʰʁæsd̥jan]

### Proper noun

Kristian
* a male given name, variant of Christian

#### Derived terms

* (surname) Kristiansen

### References

* Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 72 098 males with the given name Kristian (compared to 146 350 named Christian) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1900s decade. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

## Estonian
### Proper noun

Kristian
* a male given name, a variant of Kristjan (“Christian”)

## Faroese
### Proper noun

Kristian m
* a male given name

#### Usage notes

* son of Kristian: Kristiansson
* daughter of Kristian: Kristiansdóttir

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

< Swedish Kristian < Latin Christianus

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkristiɑn/, [ˈkris̠tiɑ̝n]
* Rhymes: -istiɑn
* Hyphenation: Kris‧ti‧an

### Proper noun

Kristian
* a male given name, equivalent to English Christian

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Kristian (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kristianini
Kristianini
accusative
nom.
Kristianini
Kristianini
gen.
Kristianini
genitive
Kristianini
Kristianieni
partitive
Kristianiani
Kristianejani
inessive
Kristianissani
Kristianeissani
elative
Kristianistani
Kristianeistani
illative
Kristianiini
Kristianeihini
adessive
Kristianillani
Kristianeillani
ablative
Kristianiltani
Kristianeiltani
allative
Kristianilleni
Kristianeilleni
essive
Kristianinani
Kristianeinani
translative
Kristianikseni
Kristianeikseni
abessive
Kristianittani
Kristianeittani
instructive
comitative
—Kristianeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kristianisi
Kristianisi
accusative
nom.
Kristianisi
Kristianisi
gen.
Kristianisi
genitive
Kristianisi
Kristianiesi
partitive
Kristianiasi
Kristianejasi
inessive
Kristianissasi
Kristianeissasi
elative
Kristianistasi
Kristianeistasi
illative
Kristianiisi
Kristianeihisi
adessive
Kristianillasi
Kristianeillasi
ablative
Kristianiltasi
Kristianeiltasi
allative
Kristianillesi
Kristianeillesi
essive
Kristianinasi
Kristianeinasi
translative
Kristianiksesi
Kristianeiksesi
abessive
Kristianittasi
Kristianeittasi
instructive
comitative
—Kristianeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kristianimme
Kristianimme
accusative
nom.
Kristianimme
Kristianimme
gen.
Kristianimme
genitive
Kristianimme
Kristianiemme
partitive
Kristianiamme
Kristianejamme
inessive
Kristianissamme
Kristianeissamme
elative
Kristianistamme
Kristianeistamme
illative
Kristianiimme
Kristianeihimme
adessive
Kristianillamme
Kristianeillamme
ablative
Kristianiltamme
Kristianeiltamme
allative
Kristianillemme
Kristianeillemme
essive
Kristianinamme
Kristianeinamme
translative
Kristianiksemme
Kristianeiksemme
abessive
Kristianittamme
Kristianeittamme
instructive
comitative
—Kristianeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kristianinne
Kristianinne
accusative
nom.
Kristianinne
Kristianinne
gen.
Kristianinne
genitive
Kristianinne
Kristianienne
partitive
Kristianianne
Kristianejanne
inessive
Kristianissanne
Kristianeissanne
elative
Kristianistanne
Kristianeistanne
illative
Kristianiinne
Kristianeihinne
adessive
Kristianillanne
Kristianeillanne
ablative
Kristianiltanne
Kristianeiltanne
allative
Kristianillenne
Kristianeillenne
essive
Kristianinanne
Kristianeinanne
translative
Kristianiksenne
Kristianeiksenne
abessive
Kristianittanne
Kristianeittanne
instructive
comitative
—Kristianeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kristianinsa
Kristianinsa
accusative
nom.
Kristianinsa
Kristianinsa
gen.
Kristianinsa
genitive
Kristianinsa
Kristianiensa
partitive
Kristianiaan Kristianiansa
Kristianejaan Kristianejansa
inessive
Kristianissaan Kristianissansa
Kristianeissaan Kristianeissansa
elative
Kristianistaan Kristianistansa
Kristianeistaan Kristianeistansa
illative
Kristianiinsa
Kristianeihinsa
adessive
Kristianillaan Kristianillansa
Kristianeillaan Kristianeillansa
ablative
Kristianiltaan Kristianiltansa
Kristianeiltaan Kristianeiltansa
allative
Kristianilleen Kristianillensa
Kristianeilleen Kristianeillensa
essive
Kristianinaan Kristianinansa
Kristianeinaan Kristianeinansa
translative
Kristianikseen Kristianiksensa
Kristianeikseen Kristianeiksensa
abessive
Kristianittaan Kristianittansa
Kristianeittaan Kristianeittansa
instructive
comitative
—Kristianeineen Kristianeinensa :

#### Related terms

* (given names) Risto, Kristo
* (feminine form) Kristiina

#### Statistics

* Kristian is the 175th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,595 male individuals (and as a middle name to 50,393 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs to 9 female individuals (and as a middle name to 59 more, making it overwhelmingly more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* rikastin

## Iban
### Etymology

Borrowed from English Christian, from Latin Chrīstiānus.

### Noun

Kristian
* (Christianity) Christian
* Christianity

## Malay
### Etymology

From English Christian, from Middle English Cristien, from Old French chrestien, from Latin Chrīstiānus, from Ancient Greek Χρῑστιᾱνός (Khrīstiānós), from Χρῑστός (Khrīstós, “Christ, anointed [one]”) + Latin suffix -ānus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kris.ti.jən]
** Audio (Malaysia):(file)
* Rhymes: -ən
* Hyphenation: Kris‧ti‧an

### Proper noun

Kristian (Jawi spelling کريستيان)
* Christianity
    Synonyms: Nasrani, Serani

#### Affixations

* kristiankan (“to Christianize”)
* pengkristianan (“Christianization”)

#### Compounds

* orang Kristian (“Christian”)

### Further reading

* “Kristian” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Norwegian
### Alternative forms

* Christian

### Etymology

From Latin Chrīstiānus. Recorded as a given name in Norway since the 14th century.

### Proper noun

Kristian
* a male given name

#### Related terms

* (male given names;) Chris, Christer, Karsten
* (female given names:) Kristin, Kristine
* (surnames:) Christiansen, Kristiansen

### References

* Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
* Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk:15 707 males with the given name Kristian (compared to 13 192 named Christian) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with a frequency peak in the 19th century and a minor peak in the 1990s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

## Swedish
### Alternative forms

* Christian

### Etymology

From Latin Christianus, which was first recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1291.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Kristian c (genitive Kristians)
* a male given name

#### Related terms

* (male given names) Christer, Krister
* (female given names) Christina, Kerstin, Kristina
* (surnames) Christiansson, Kristiansson

### References

* Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
* Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 14 967 males with the given name Kristian (compared to 36 914 named Christian) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

### Anagrams

* Kristina, inriktas