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Kristian
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Kristián
Danish
Pronunciation
da [ˈkʰʁæsd̥jan]
Proper noun
da proper noun
da male Christian
Derived terms
(surname) da Kristiansen
References
Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 72 098 males with the given name Kristian (compared to 146 350 named Christian) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1900s decade. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Estonian
Proper noun
et proper noun
et male, a variant of et Kristjan Christian
Faroese
Proper noun
fo proper noun m
fo male
Usage notes
m Kristiansson Kristiansdóttir
Declension
Kristian Kristian Kristiani Kristians
Finnish
Etymology
From fi sv Kristian, from fi la Christianus.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi male Christian
Declension
Kristian a 0
Related terms
given names fi Risto, fi Kristo
feminine form fi Kristiina
Statistics
dvv_20250813 3656 50874 176 7 64
References
Anagrams
fi aiiknrst rikastin
Iban
Etymology
Borrowed from iba en Christian, from iba la Chrīstiānus.
Noun
iba noun
iba Christianity Christian
Christianity
Malay
Etymology
ms ine-pro *gʰrey-
From ms en Christian, from ms enm Cristien, from ms fro chrestien, from ms la Chrīstiānus, from ms grc Χρῑστιᾱνός, from grc Χρῑστός Christ, anointed [one] + ms la - suffix la -ānus.
Pronunciation
ms [kris.ti.jən]
ms LL-Q9237 (msa)-GinormousBuildings-Kristian.wav Malaysia
ms ən 3
ms Kris ti an
Proper noun
کريستيان
Christianity
ms Nasrani Serani
Usage notes
This is the term preferred by Malay-speaking Christians to refer to themselves.
Affixations
ms kristiankan<t:to Christianize> pengkristianan<t:Christianization>
Compounds
ms orang Kristian<t:Christian>
Further reading
Norwegian Bokmål
Kristian no
Alternative forms
nb Christian
Etymology
A Nordic spelling of nb Christian male given name, from Latin nb la Christianus Christian; follower of Christ, from nb grc Χριστιανός Khristianós Christian; follower of Christ, ultimately from nb grc Χριστός Khristós Christ; the anointed one. 14th century in Norway.
Compare da Kristian, sv Kristian, is Kristján and fo Kristian male given name.
Pronunciation
nb /ˈkrɪst.jan/
nb ɪstjan 2
nb Christian
nb Kris ti an
Proper noun
nb proper noun
nb male Latin < Ancient Greek Christian
Usage notes
The Norwegian name day for nb Kristian is 14 May, shared with nb Christian, nb Karsten and nb Kristen.
The spellings nb Kristian and nb Christian were both very common in Norway during the second half of the 19th century and rose in popularity again during the late 20th century.
Derived terms
nb Kris<t:short form> Kristiane<t:female equivalent> Kristina<t:female equivalent> Kristiansen<t:patronymic surname> Kristianssen<t:patronymic surname> 0
Statistics
According to Statistics Norway, 16,505 men in Norway had nb Kristian as their sole or first given name as of 1 January 2026.“Navn”, Statistics Norway.
References
“Kristian – mannsnamn” in Store norske leksikon.
“Kristian” at Nordic Names.
Anagrams
nb aiiknrst Kristina
Swedish
Alternative forms
sv Christian
Etymology
From sv la Christianus, which was first recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1291.
Pronunciation
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Kristian.wav
Proper noun
c
sv male
Related terms
(male given names) sv Christer, sv Krister
(female given names) sv Christina, sv Kerstin, sv Kristina
(surnames) sv Christiansson, sv Kristiansson
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 14 967 males with the given name Kristian (compared to 36 914 named Christian) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Anagrams
sv aiiknrst Kristina inriktas