Meaning of name Christian

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Meaning

The name Christian has the following meaning:

A follower of Christ. "Annointed".

This name can be given to both baby boys and girls. It is a unisex name.

Popularity

See worldwide popularity rankings of Christian as a baby name (outside USA)

As a baby boy name, Christian is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 23 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census).

In both Years 2008 and 2009, the name Christian remained at the same ranking of 23.

The following chart shows the popularity of the name Christian in the USA, over the past 100 years.

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Pronunciation

The name Christian is pronounced as kris-chen

Origins

Christian originates from the Greek language.
See other suggested Greek baby names.

Related names

The following names are baby names related to Christian and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Christian: Boys - Dardo, Deacon, Hector, Telly, Girls - Dariana, Delphine, Electa, Karon, Minta, Parthenia, Both genders - Agnes, Alpha, Andra, Andrew, Angel, Barbara

Variants

Popular Variants for the name Christian: Carsten (German), Chrestien (French), Chretien (French), Chris, Christan, Christer, Christiaan (Dutch), Christiano (Greek), Christiansen (Danish), Christie, Christien, Christino, Christion (Greek), Christo, Christos (Greek), Christy, Chrystian, Cretien (French), Cristen, Cristiaan (Dutch), Cristian (Romanian), Cristiano (Spanish), Cristino, Criston, Cristos, Cristy, Crystian, Karsten (German), Kerstan (Dutch), Khrestien, Khretien, Khris, Khristan, Khrister, Khristiaan, Khristiano, Khristiansen, Khristie, Khristien, Khristino, Khristion, Khristo, Khristos, Khristy, Khrystian, Kit, Kretien, Kris, Krischan (German), Krist (Swedish), Kristen, Krister (Greek), Kristiaan, Kristian (Scandinavian), Kristiano, Kristino, Kristo, Kriston, Kristos, Kristy, Krystian, Krystiano

Nicknames

Common nicknames for the name Christian are: Chris

Style

We think the name Christian should fall under the following style category: Ending with N.

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Impression

Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Christian to be: A faithful and strong person

In one word, you might describe Christian as a(n) "faithful" person.

See other "faithful" names for boys and girls.

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Famous persons

The names of some famous persons by the name Christian (or its variants) are:

Christian Barnard, born on 8 November, a famous doctor. Christian Barnard's background: A South African cardiac surgeon, famous for performing the world's first successful human-to-human heart transplant.

Chris Mullin, born on 12 December, a famous politician. Chris Mullin's background: An UK Labour politician, currently the member of Parliament for the English constituency of Sunderland South.

Christian Dior, born on 21 January, a famous designer. Christian Dior's background: An influential French fashion designer. He was born in Granville, Manche, Normandy, France