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.
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 - Deacon, Hector Girls - Parthenia
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. See other Ending with N names
Impression 
Based on our research, most people would imagine a person with the name Christian to be: A faithful and strong personIn one word, you might describe Christian as a(n) " faithful" person. See other "faithful" names for boys and girls.
Popularity 
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 2006, the name Christian rose in popularity, moving up the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2006, by 1 places. For the Year 2006, it ranked 21 in the Top 1000 charts.
The following chart shows the popularity of the name Christian in the USA, over the past 100 years.
Famous persons  The names of some famous persons by the name Christian (or its variants) are: 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 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. 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
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