Kristian is a name in several languages, and is a form of

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 ...

Meaning in different languages

The name is used in several languages, among them

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

, Slovak,

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

, Finnish, Norwegian,

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

, Bosnian,

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

and Croatian. In some languages people with the name are sometimes named after the cross, not after Christ. The word cross in

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

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. Though sounding similar, the words cross and

have different roots, ''Christian'' derives from the Koine Greek word '' Christós'', possibly ultimately derived from the

Egyptian Egyptian describes something of, from, or related to Egypt. Egyptian or Egyptians may refer to: Nations and ethnic groups * Egyptians, a national group in North Africa ** Egyptian culture, a complex and stable culture with thousands of years of ...

''kheru'', "word" or "voice", used to replace the

Biblical Hebrew Biblical Hebrew (, or , ), also called Classical Hebrew, is an archaic form of the Hebrew language, a language in the Canaanite branch of Semitic languages spoken by the Israelites in the area known as the Land of Israel, roughly west of ...

term '' mashiach'', "anointed". 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 Phoenician or Punic (Phoenicio-Carthaginian) origin. It may come from the Latin word ''crio'', "to torment". * Kristián ( Czech, Slovak) *

Kristijan Kristijan is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kristijan Brčić (born 1987), Croatian football midfielder, plays for C.D. Nacional on loan from NK Inter Zaprešić *Kristijan Čaval (born 1978), Croatian football midfielder, cur ...

( Bosnian) * Kristian (

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

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, Finnish,

, Norwegian, Croatian or

) *

Kristjan Kristjan is a masculine given name in the Estonian language and Slovenian language. It is a variation of the name Christian. Notable people named Kristjan include: * Kristjan Čujec (born 1988), Slovenian futsal player * Kristjan Fajt (born 1 ...

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, Faroese,

Slovenian Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Sloven ...

) * Kristian, Kristi, Kristo (

) * Kristján ( Icelandic) * Kristijan Croatian * Kristiāns ( Latvian) * Kristijonas (

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

) *

Krystian Krystian is a Polish language, Polish male given name that is a Polish form of the name Christian (given name), Christian, which means "follower of Christ".''Behind the Name''"Given Name Krystian" Retrieved on 12 January 2016. The name may refer t ...

(Polish language, Polish) * Krisztián, Keresztény, for the Danish kings ''Keresztély'' (Hungarian language, Hungarian) * Крістіан, Християн, (Kristian, Hristiyan) (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian) * Христиан, Hristian (

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

) * Кристијан or Христијан (Kristijan or Hristijan) (

) * Кристиян, Кристиан, Христо or Християн (Kristiyan, Kristian, Hristo or Hristiyan) (

) * ख्रीष्टियन (Khrīṣṭiyana) (Nepali language, Nepali) * ಕ್ರಿಶ್ಚಿಯನ್ (Kriściyan) (Kannada language, Kannada) * క్రిస్టియన్(Krisṭiyan) (Telugu language, Telugu) * கிரிஸ்துவர் (Kiristuvar) (Tamil language, Tamil) * คริสเตียน (Khris̄teīyn) (Thai language, Thai)

Males with the given name Kristian

*Kristian Digby (1977-2010), British television presenter and director *Kristian Doolittle (born 1997), American basketball player for Hapoel Eilat B.C., Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League *Kristian Fulton (born 1998), American football player *Kristian Jensen (born 1971), Danish politician *Kristian Gestrin (1929–1990), Finnish judge and politician *Kristian Hansen Kofoed (1879–1951), Danish civil servant and politician *Kristian Løken (1884–1961), Norwegian army officer *Kristian Roebuck (born 1981), English badminton player *Kristian Rogers (born 1980), English footballer *Tina Burner, Kristian Seeber (born 1980), American drag queen *Kristian Vikernes (born 1973) Norwegian musician and murderer *Kristian Welch (born 1998), American football player *Kristian Wilkerson (born 1997), American football player *Kristian Kostov (born 2000), Bulgarian-Russian singer

Surname

* David Kristian (born 1967), Canadian musician * Giles Kristian (born 1975), British author * Marty Kristian (born 1947), German-Australian singer

References

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