Christian (given name)

Christian (given name)
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, without any feminising word endings.
A historically commonly used abbreviation (used for example on English 17th-century church monuments and pedigrees) is Xpian, using the Greek Chi Rho Christogram , short for , Christ. The Greek form of the baptismal name is , 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. Female variants of the name include Christine, Christina, Christiane, Cristiane, Kristen, Cristina, Kristin, and Kirsten.
In other languages
Christiaan (Afrikaans, Dutch)
Kristian, Kristi, Kristo (Albanian)
كريستيان (Arabic)
քրիստոնյա (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)
(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)
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
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 Shephard, a character on the ABC series Lost
Christian Troy, a character on the FX original series Nip/Tuck
Christian, a character in Diana Wynne Jones' fantasy novel Black Maria
Christian Grey, a character from E. L. James novel 50 Shades of Grey
Christian, a character in the movie Moulin Rouge!
Males with the given name Christian
Saint Christian of Cologne, died AD 1002, abbot of St-Pantaleon in Cologne (Germany)
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 Braun (basketball) (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 DiLauro (born 1994), American football player
Christian Dior (1905–1957), French fashion designer
Christian Doppler (1803–1853), Austrian mathematician and physicist
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 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 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 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 Lindner (born 1971), German politician
Christian Lindner (born 1959), German journalist
Christian Longo (born 1974), American convicted murderer
Christian Louboutin (born 1964), French footwear designer
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 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 Rosenkreuz, legendary, possibly allegorical, founder of the Rosicrucian Order
Christian Rosenmeier (1874–1932), American politician
Christian Rozeboom (born 1997), American football player
Christian Sam (born 1996), American football player
Christian Scotland-Williamson (born 1993), American football 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 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
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
Christian (disambiguation)
Kristian
References
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French masculine given names
Swedish masculine given names
English masculine given names
Masculine given names
German masculine given names
Danish masculine given names
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