Christian (given name)

Christian is a masculine first name and family name.

Origin and Meaning

The name comes from Greek Christianos, followers of Christ '; this in turn is derived from Greek Χριστός, Christós, the translation for the Hebrew Mashiach, Messiah, the Anointed One ', based on Jesus Christ. As a general term for Christian " he dives for the book of Acts ( Acts 11:26 EU) in Antioch, and spread there as a nickname.

The nickname is programmatic, and presses a " turn to Christianity " from. Female versions are Christina and Christiane.

Dissemination

In the name of three layers increased frequency in the German-speaking countries can be distinguished.

Middle Ages

The name is one of the first foreign name which migrate massively into the Germanic Namensgut. Between the 8th and the 11th century he was the most frequent ( studied about foreign names in sources from Fulda ) - as Christina ( Cologne, 12th century: the sixth most common woman name) - and was soon one of the most common names at all (about: Brixen, 13th century: the second most common man's name ). Later, his popularity was but down significantly.

Early Modern Times

Saw a renaissance of the name after the Reformation by neutral demarcated from the typical Catholic Heilgennamen, and sweeps out the Anabaptist, pure imitation of Christ committed aspect of Protestantism. His greatest popularity he achieved in Pietism (such as in Schleswig-Holstein in 1760, supported by the Danish royal house of Oldenburg ). Thereafter, however, the names rate dropped again relatively quickly (about Pomerania from 1770 to 1840: from 18% to 3% of all boys).

20th century

A new boom time of the name, but now no longer explicitly religious, in the 1960 - 80s, where he for many years represented the most popular boys' names (as well as Christina / Christiane in girls ).

Name-day

Name Days are the following:

• March 21, the first abbot of the monastery of St. Pantaleon in Cologne. Previously, Christian monk was in St. Maximin in Trier. He was well versed in theology and wrote some works. He died on March 21, 1001 in Cologne.
• May 14th a martyr. Officer Meletius, Christian and other companions probably died under the Emperor Diocletian at the beginning of the 4th century in Galatia.
• July 27, Christian de l' Aumône a Cistercian.
• November 12, Christian von Meseritz a monk. He died on 12 November 1003.
• December 4, Christian of Oliva, a Cistercian. He died on 4 December 1245th

Variants

• Carsten, Karsten, Kerstan, Kersten, Coerst ( Low German )
• Chrétien (French)
• Chrigel, Hitsch, Chrigi, Chrigu ( Switzerland )
• Cristi, Cristian ( Romanian)
• Chris, Chrissi, Chris Chan, Christel ( South German Koseformen )
• Cristian, Cristiano ( Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish)
• Christianos ( Greek), not to be confused with Christós (Jesus Christ ) and Christos (from Latin Chrestus ).
• Christer, Krister ( Swedish)
• Christiaan, Christijan ( Dutch)
• Christyan
• Krischan ( German )
• Kristian ( Bulgarian, Faroese, Swedish)
• Kristjan ( Polish, Faroese )
• Kristján, Kristinn ( Icelandic)
• Krystian ( Polish)
• Kristijan ( Croatian, Serbian )
• Kristjano, Kristjan ' (Esperanto )
• Krisztián ( Hungarian)
• Krišjānis ( Latvian)
• Křesćan, Kito (Sorbian )

Double Names Education:

• Karl-Christian, Gerd- Christian

Surname:

• Christian
• Patronyme: Christian Christiansen, Christianson ( -s/-son )

Given name (various versions )

For rulers, see List of rulers named Christian.

Early forms, Germanized:

• Chrétien de Troyes ( about 1140 - about 1190 ), Old French poet
• Strachkvas (late 10th century ), and Benedictine chronicler in Bohemia
• Christian of Stavelot (also: Druthmar Christianus; † 9th century ), monk of the monastery of Stavelot

First name

• Christian ( Hohenlohe- Waldenburg - Bartenstein ) ( 1627-1675 ), German court official and politician
• Christian Abbiati ( born 1977 ), Italian football goalkeeper
• Christian Aebersold (born 1962 ), Swiss orienteers
• Albers ( b. 1979 ), Dutch racing driver
• Christian Bale ( born 1974 ), British actor
• Christiaan Barnard (1922-2001), South African physician and surgeon
• Christian Brückner (* 1943), German actor, voice actor and reciter
• Christian Cage (born 1973 ), Canadian wrestler, see Christian ( wrestler )
• Christian Christiansen (1843-1917), Danish physicist
• Christiaan Cornelissen (1864-1942), Dutch author
• Christian Clerici (born 1965 ), Austrian television journalist and television presenter
• Christian Dior (1905-1957), French fashion designer
• Christian Doermer (* 1935), German actor and filmmaker
• Christian Albrecht of Dohna (1621-1677), German General
• Christian Doppler (1803-1853), Austrian physicist and mathematician
• Christian Drecke (* 1985), German handball player
• Christiaan Eijkman (1858-1930), Dutch hygienists
• Christian Enzensberger (1931-2009), German writer and translator
• Fear God Christian Gellert (1715-1769), German theologian and poet
• Christian Dietrich Grabbe (1801-1836), German dramatist
• Christian Günter (* 1992), German football player
• Christian Habicht (actor ) ( 1951-2010 ), German actor
• Christian Hadinata (* 1949), Indonesian badminton player
• Christian Hanburger ( b. 1941 ), U.S. American football player
• Christian Henking ( b. 1961 ), American composer, conductor and choirmaster
• Christian HOSSE (* 1988), German handball player
• Christian Graf von Krockow (1927-2002), German political scientist
• Christian Kautz (1913-1948), Swiss racing driver
• Christian Klar (* 1952), German Terrorist
• Christian Klem (* 1991), Austrian football player
• Christian Lorenz (born 1966 ), German musician
• Christian Möllmann (* 1972), German singer and presenter
• Christian Morgenstern (1871-1914), German poet and writer
• Christian Nerlinger (born 1973 ), German football player
• Christian d' Orgeix (* 1927), French painter
• Christian Ortner ( b. 1969 ), Austrian historian
• Christian Pram Henningsen - (1846-1892), Danish painter
• Christian of Prussia ( 1180-1245 to ), Bishop of Prussia
• Christian Quadflieg (* 1945), German actor
• Christian Reimering (* 1971), German Pool player
• Christian Rode (* 1936), German actor and voice actor
• Christian Rohlfs (1849-1938), German painter and graphic artist
• Cristiano Ronaldo ( born 1985 ), Portuguese footballer
• Christian of Rosenborg (1942-2013), member of the Danish royal family
• Christian Rudolf ( * 1965), German actor
• Christian of Schleswig -Holstein -Sonderburg- August Castle (1831-1917), German - Danish Prince
• Christian Heinrich Schmid (1746-1800), German legal scholar and literary scholar
• Christian Slater (born 1969 ), American actor
• Christian Oskar Spitzl (* 1959), German actor
• Christian web Bauer ( born 1960 ), German sociologist
• Christian Thomasius (1655-1728), German jurist and philosopher
• Christian Tramitz (* 1956), German comedian
• Christian von Tresckow (* 1968), German film director
• Christian Ude ( born 1947 ), German politician ( SPD)
• Christian elm (* 1975), German actor, presenter and entertainer
• Christian Friedrich Voigt (1803-1868), German organ builder
• Christian Gottlob von Voigt (1743-1819), German poet and politician
• Christian Wetklo (* 1980), German football player
• Christian Wolf (c. 1954), Swiss game designer, see Stefanie Rohner and Christian Wolf
• Christian Wolf ( lawyer) (born 1958 ), German legal scholar
• Christian Wolff (philosopher ) ( 1679-1754 ), German polymath, lawyer and mathematician
• Christian Wolter (born 1972 ), German author and museologist
• Christian Goat ( * 1972 ), German football player
• Christian Zufelde (* 1988), German handball player

Family name

A

• Abraham David Christian (* 1952), German avant-garde artist, sculptor, object and concept artist
• Adolf Christian (1934-1999), Austrian cyclist
• Adolf Heinrich Christian (1802-1863), German Protestant clergyman and translator

B

• Bill Christian ( born 1938 ), American ice hockey player
• Buddy Christian (1885-1958), American jazz musician

C

• Charlie Christian (1916-1942), American jazz guitarist
• Claudia Christian (born 1965 ), American actress, director and musician
• Cody Christian, American actor
• Curt Christian (1920-2010), Austrian mathematician, logician and doctor

D

• Dave Christian ( born 1959 ), American professional ice hockey player and coach
• Dennie Christian ( * 1956 ), German pop singer and presenter
• Donna Christian -Christensen ( born 1945 ), American politician

E

• Eckhard Christian (1907-1985), German Major General
• Emile Christian (1895-1973), American New Orleans jazz musician and composer
• Erdmute Schmidt- Christian ( * 1943), German actress
• Eva Christian ( * 1937 ), German actress

F

• Fletcher Christian (1764-1793), British seaman and mutineer
• Francis Joseph Christian (* 1942), auxiliary bishop in Manchester
• Frank Christian (1887-1973), American jazz trumpeter

G

• Gerda Christian (1913-1997), German secretary of Hitler
• Gordon Christian ( * 1927), American ice hockey player

B

• Hans Christian (1929-2011), Austrian opera singer

J

• James Christian, American rock musician
• Jodie Christian (1932-2012), American jazz pianist
• Johann Joseph Christian (1706-1777), German sculptor
• John T. Christian, American Civil Geotechnical

L

• Linda Christian (1923-2011), Mexican actress

M

• Maria Christian ( b. 1957 ), Irish pop singer
• Mark Christian (* 1990), British track and road racing cyclist
• Meg Christian ( born 1946 ), American singer of folk music
• Michael Christian (1947-2006), German actor and voice actor
• Mike Christian ( born 1955 ), American professional bodybuilder in the IFBB

N

• Norbert Christian (1925-1976), German actor

R

• Roger Christian (musician ) ( 1934-1991 ), American songwriter, actor and presenter
• Roger Christian ( hockey player ) ( 1935-2011 ), American ice hockey player
• Roger Christian ( film director ) ( born 1944 ), British film director

S

• Shawn Christian (born 1965 ), American actor

T

• Thomas Christian ( * 1951 ), Austrian violinist and music teacher

V

• Viktor Christian (1885-1963), Austrian orientalist

Artist Name

• Anton Christian ( * 1940 ), actually Anton Christian church Mayr, Austrian painter
• Gerd Christian ( * 1950), actually Gerd- Christian bent, German pop singer
• Christian ( wrestler ) (born 1973 ), William Jason Reso actually, Canadian wrestler