Cristian is the Romanian and Spanish form of the male given name

Christian Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

. In Romanian, it is also a surname. Cristian may refer to:

People

Cristian (footballer, born 1994) Cristian Fabrício Gomes Machado (born 22 August 1994), commonly known as Cristian, Cristian Machado or Cristian Gomes, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Cristian Adomniței Cristian Mihai Adomniței (; born April 24, 1975) is a Romanian engineer and politician. A member of the National Liberal Party (PNL), he has been a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies for Iași County since 2004. In the Călin Popescu-Tăr ...

(born 1975), Romanian engineer and politician *

Cristian Agnelli Cristian Antonio Agnelli (born 23 September 1985) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Career Club career Agnelli began his professional career with hometown club Foggia, making his debut in May 2002. He signed for ...

(born 1985), Italian footballer *

Cristian Alberdi Cristian Alberdi López (born 14 April 1980) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. Club career Born in San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Alberdi finished his youth career with local Real Sociedad and made his senior debuts ...

(born 1980), Spanish footballer *

Cristian Albu Cristian Alexandru Albu (born 17 August 1993) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Liga I club Rapid București. International career He made his debut for the Romania national football team on 8 Octobe ...

(born 1993), Romanian footballer *

Cristian Alessandrini Cristian Ernesto Alessandrini (born 27 May 1985) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a forward. Career While playing for Nacional Potosí, Alessandrini was one of the top goal-scorers in the Liga de Fútbol Profesional Boliviano Liga or LIG ...

(born 1985), Argentine footballer *

Cristian Alex Cristian Alex da Silva Santos (born 1 December 1993), commonly known as Cristian Alex or Cristian, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Thai League 3 side Sisaket United. Club career Having started his career with Cr ...

(born 1993), Brazilian footballer *

Cristian Alexanda Cristian Alexanda is an Australian Contemporary R&B, R&B singer from Perth. In 2003 and 2004, he has supported a number of well-known acts on their Australian tours including 50 Cent, G-Unit and Sean Paul and Justin Timberlake. Life and career ...

, Australian R&B singer *

Cristian Amarilla Cristian Damián Amarilla (born 8 November 1993) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Club Olimpo. Club career Amarilla began his career with Deportivo Español. He featured in Primera C Metropolitana from 20 ...

(born 1993), Argentine footballer *

Cristian Amigo Cristian Amigo (born 1963) is an American composer, improviser, guitarist, sound designer, and ethnomusicologist. His compositional and performing output includes blues and soul, music for the theater, chamber and orchestral music, opera, avant-jaz ...

(born 1963), American composer, guitarist, and sound designer *

Cristian Andreoni Cristian Andreoni (born 30 May 1992) is an Italian football player. He plays for club Pordenone. Club career After starting his senior career in Serie D, he made his professional debut in the Serie C on 1 September 2013 for Pro Patria in a game ...

(born 1992), Italian footballer *

Cristian Andrés Campozano Cristian Andrés Campozano (born 17 June 1985 in Formosa) is an Argentine footballer, who plays for Sportivo Patria. The striker has previously played for Dinamo Tirana in Albania and Municipal Iquique Club de Deportes Iquique S.A.D.P. is a C ...

(born 1985), Argentine footballer *

Cristian Ansaldi Cristian Daniel Ansaldi (born 20 September 1986) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Serie B club Parma. He has also been capped five times with the Argentina national team. A defender who plays with both fee ...

(born 1986), Argentine footballer *

Cristián Arriagada Cristián Andrés Arriagada Bižaca (born March 15, 1981) is a Chilean television, theatre and film actor. He is of Croat origin (island of Brač) through his mother's side. Filmography * ''Bang'' (2006): Joaquín Miniseries * ''La vida es un ...

(born 1981), Chilean actor *

Cristian Avram Cristian Avram (born 27 July 1994) is a Moldovan footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper for FC Petrocub Hîncești, Petrocub Hîncești. In his career Avram also played for FC Academia Chișinău, Academia Chișin ...

(born 1994), Moldovan footballer *

Cristian Baroni Cristian Mark Junior Nascimento Oliveira Baroni (born 25 June 1983), known as Cristian Baroni or simply Cristian, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Atibaia. Career Early years Cristian Baroni was ch ...

(born 1983), Brazilian football (soccer) player *

Cristian Berdeja Cristian David Berdeja Villavicencio (born June 21, 1981 in Coyuca de Benítez, Guerrero) is a male walker from Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. ...

(born 1981), Mexican race walker *

Cristian Bucchi Cristian Bucchi (born 30 May 1977) is an Italian football manager and former player who is the head coach of Serie B club Ascoli. A forward, he was best known for his goal-scoring ability in Serie B during the peak of his career. Club career Ea ...

(born 1977), Italian football (soccer) player *

Cristian Bușoi Cristian Silviu Bușoi (born March 1, 1978) is a Romanian physician and politician. A member of the National Liberal Party (PNL), he was a member of the Romanian Chamber of Deputies for Timiș County from 2004 to 2007, and was a Member of the Eu ...

(born 1978), Romanian physician and politician *

Cristian S. Calude Cristian Sorin Calude (born 21 April 1952) is a Romanian-New Zealander mathematician and computer scientist. Biography After graduating from the Vasile Alecsandri National College in Galați, he studied at the University of Bucharest, where he ...

(born 1952), New Zealand-Romanian mathematician and computer scientist *

Cristian Castro Christian Sáinz Valdés Castro (born 8 December 1974), known professionally as Cristian Castro or Cristian, is a Mexican pop singer. He is the son of actors Veronica Castro and Manuel "El Loco" Valdés, and nephew of actors Ramón Valdés ...

(born 1974), Mexican pop singer who sometimes records as "Cristian" *

Cristian Chivu Cristian Eugen Chivu (; born 26 October 1980) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Inter Milan's under-19 side. A defender, he began his career with hometown club CSM Reșița before moving to ...

(born 1980), Romanian football (soccer) player *

Cristian Daniel Ledesma Cristian Daniel Ledesma (born 24 September 1982) is an Argentine-born Italian retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is currently working as a youth coach for Frosinone. A dual citizen of Argentina and Italy, he appeared with ...

(born 1982), Italian football (soccer) player *

Cristián de la Fuente Cristián Andrés de la Fuente Sabarots (; born March 10, 1974) is a Chilean-American actor, presenter, model and producer. Early life Cristian De la Fuente was born in Santiago, Chile, the only child of chemist Hugo de la Fuente (died 1996) an ...

(born 1974), Chilean film actor *

Cristian Dumitrescu Cristian-Sorin Dumitrescu (born 24 April 1955) is a Romanian politician. Born in Bucharest, he graduated from the Bucharest Academy of Economic Studies (ASE) in 1978. He was a factory economist from that time until 1983, a journalist from 1983 t ...

(born 1955), Romanian politician *

Cristian García Ramos Cristian is the Romanian and Spanish form of the male given name Christian. In Romanian, it is also a surname. Cristian may refer to: People * Cristian (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian footballer * Cristian Adomniței (born 1975), Romanian eng ...

(born 1981), Spanish football (soccer) player known as Cristian *

Cristian Gérard Alvaro Gonzáles Cristian is the Romanian and Spanish form of the male given name Christian. In Romanian, it is also a surname. Cristian may refer to: People * Cristian (footballer, born 1994), Brazilian footballer * Cristian Adomniței (born 1975), Romanian eng ...

, Indonesian football (soccer) player *

Cristian Guzmán Cristian Antonio Guzmán (born March 21, 1978) is a Dominican former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Washington Nationals, and Texas Rangers. Professional career Minnesota Twins ...

(born 1978), Dominican professional baseball player *

Cristian Molinaro Cristian Molinaro (; born 30 July 1983) is an Italian professional football official and a former full-back. He works as a technical director for club Venezia. He represented the Italy national team. Club career Early career Molinaro started ...

(born 1983), Italian football (soccer) player *

Cristian Muñoz (racewalker) Cristian Muñoz Reyes (born February 15, 1981, in Puerto Saavedra) is a male race walker from Chile. Career He twice competed for his native country at the Pan American Games (2003 and 2007). He set his personal best (1:24:26) in the men's 20& ...

(born 1981), Chilean race walker *

Cristian Nemescu Cristian Nemescu (; 31 March 1979 – 24 August 2006) was a Romanian film director. Nemescu was born in Bucharest. He graduated from the Academy for Theater and Film in 2003. During his final year in the academy he made a short film, ''Story Fr ...

(1979–2006), Romanian film director *

Cristian Pache Cristian Rafael Pache ( ; born November 19, 1998) is a Dominican professional baseball outfielder for the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2020 with the Atlanta Braves. Early life Pache, the second of ...

(born 1998), Dominican professional baseball outfielder *

Cristian Panait Cristian Panait (March 29, 1973 in Târgoviște – April 10, 2002 in Bucharest) was a Romanian prosecutor for criminal investigation at the Supreme Court of Justice who, on April 10, 2002, committed suicide after reportedly coming under pressur ...

(1973–2002), Romanian prosecutor * Cristian Popescu (1959–1995), Romanian poet *

Cristian Riveros Cristian Miguel Riveros Núñez (born 16 October 1982) is a Paraguayan professional footballer who plays for Libertad as a defensive midfielder. A full international for Paraguay since 2005, he has earned 99 caps for his country, playing at tw ...

(born 1982), Paraguayan football (soccer) player *

Cristian Rodríguez (boxer) Manuel Cristian Rodríguez (born 27 June 1973 in San Isidro, Buenos Aires) is a retired professional boxer from Argentina. As an amateur, Rodríguez represented his native country in the featherweight division (57 kg), winning a bronze meda ...

(born 1973), Argentine boxer *

Cristian Terheș Cristian-Vasile Terheș (born December 4, 1978) is a Romanian politician currently serving as a Member of the European Parliament for Christian Democratic National Peasants' Party (PNȚ-CD) after being elected on the Social Democratic Party (PS ...

(born 1978), Romanian politician *

Cristián Undurraga Cristián Undurraga (born October 13, 1954 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean architect. Early life He graduated from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in 1977. Career In 1978 he founded Undurraga Deves Studio. Among his foundational wo ...

(born 1954), Chilean architect *

Flaviu Cristian Flaviu Cristian (25 June 1951 – 27 April 1999) was a Romanian-American computer scientist noted for his work in distributed systems and, in particular, the development of a method for clock synchronisation which bears his name, Cristian's algo ...

(1951-1999), Romanian-American computer scientist

Places in Romania

Cristian, Brașov Cristian (german: Neustadt; hu, Keresztényfalva) is a commune in Brașov County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Cristian. The commune is located some west of Brașov, in the Burzenland region of southeastern Transyl ...

Cristian, Sibiu Cristian (german: Grossau; hu, Kereszténysziget) is a commune located in Sibiu County, Transylvania, Romania. It is composed of a single village, Cristian, located on the Cibin. The village was founded in 1223 by German settlers. Culture and re ...

Other

Cristian's algorithm Cristian's algorithm (introduced by Flaviu Cristian in 1989) is a method for clock synchronization which can be used in many fields of distributive computer science but is primarily used in low-latency intranets. Cristian observed that this simple ...

People

Places in Romania

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