| Christian | | Gender | Unisex | | Meaning | Christ Believer | | Origin | Greek (via Latin)[1][2] | | Related names | Krystian, Krissi, Chrissi, Chrissy, Krissy, Kristin, Christine, Christina, Kristine, Kristina, Christa, Karsten | | Wikipedia articles | All pages beginning with "Christian " | Christian is a popular first name and surname in Northern Europe. The use of Christian as a personal name derives from its use to describe followers of Christianity. "Christian" can also mean "Christ Believer".[3] 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. Female versions 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", "Xtian" or "Kissa" (in Norwegian). [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 stage name of Canadian professional wrestler Jason Reso.
- Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author
- Christian Bakkerud, Danish racing driver
- Christian Bale, Welsh actor
- Christian Cooke, English actor
- 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, 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 [edit] People with the surname Christian - Bill Christian (b. 1938), retired American ice hockey player
- Carol Christian (b. 1950), American astronomer
- Charlie Christian (1916 - 1942), American swing and jazz guitarist
- Claudia Christian (b. 1965), American actress, writer, director singer and musician
- Dave Christian (b. 1959), retired American ice hockey player
- Ewan Christian (1814 - 1895), British architect
- Fletcher Christian (1764 - 1793), the leader of the mutineers on the Bounty and the founder of a colony on Pitcairn Island
- Frank Christian (1887 - 1973), American jazz trumpeter
- Garth Christian, English nature writer, editor, teacher and conservationist
- Hans Christian, German-born U.S. musician and producer
- Ivan Christian (b. 1919), former politician from Pitcairn Island
- Hugh Cloberry Christian (1747-1798), Royal Navy rear-admiral
- James Christian, American musician
- John Christian (1776 - 1852), First Deemster of the Isle of Man
- Linda Christian (b. 1923), Mexican film actress
- Luci Christian (b. 1973), American voice actress
- Shawn Christian (b. 1965), American television and film actor
- Stephen Christian (b. 1980), American rock singer
- Steve Christian (b. 1951), Pitcairn Island politician
- Steve Christian (DJ), English record producer, DJ and musician
- Terry Christian (b. 1962), British television and radio presenter
- William Christian, several people
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