Christian is a ♂ male name.
Origin of Christian
Christian derived from the Latin name Christianus (from Latin “christianus sum” = I am a Christ) and is of ancient Greek origin (from Christós / Χριστός).
Meaning of Christian
Christian means “a Christian” or “follower of Christ” and “anointed” or “messiah” (from ancient Greek “khrístós/χρίστός” = anointed one or “khrío/χρίω” = to anoint, originally from Hebrew “mashíakh/מָשִׁיחַ” = anointed/messiah).
Pronunciation of Christian
Variants of the name Christian
Christiaan Cristian Kristiaan KristianChristian in the categories
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- 🇫🇮 Finland: 196 ↓ -33
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: 378 ↓ -6
- 🇦🇹 Austria: 452 ↓ -19
- 🇳🇴 Norway: 652 ↓↓ -180
- 🇺🇸 United States: 813 ↑ 57
- 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 830 ↓ -49
- 🇪🇸 Spain: 935 ↓ -26
- 🇦🇺 Australia: 1014 ↓ -43
- 🇮🇪 Ireland: 1030 ↑ 45
- 🇩🇪 Germany: 1119 ↑ 23
- 🇬🇧 Great Britain: 1278 ↓ -54
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: 1423 ↓↓ -108
- 🇨🇦 Canada: 1558 ↓ -36
- 🇳🇿 New Zealand: 1622 ↓↓ -175
- 🇨🇭 Switzerland: 1983 ↓ -47
- 🇧🇪 Belgium: 2482 ↑ 83
- 🇫🇷 France: 3238 ↓↓ -134
- 🇵🇹 Portugal: 3562 ↓↓ -305
- 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein: 8828 ↑↑ 173
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