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christian English <dab!> Alternative forms en christian uncommon en Xtian abbreviation en Xian abbreviation, sometimes derogatory Etymology en ine-pro *gʰrey- From en enm Cristien, from en fro chrestien, from en la Chrīstiānus, from en grc Χρῑστιᾱνός, from grc Χρῑστός Christ, anointed [one] + en la - suffix la -ānus. The older form is en Christen. en cretin. en Christ -ian. Pronunciation en /ˈkɹɪʃt͡ʃən/ /ˈkɹɪstiən/ /ˈkɹɪst͡ʃən/ en En-us-Christian.ogg US en ɪstʃən 2 en Cristian en Chris tian Noun en Q106039A believer in Christianity. III i Shyl.... If a Iewe wrong a Christian, what is his humillity, reuenge? If a Christian wrong a Iewe, what should his sufferance be by Christian example, why reuenge? The villanie you teach me I will execute, and it shall goe hard but I will better the instruction. 1848, James Ford translating St. Augustine in The Gospel of St. Matthew, Illustrated from Ancient and Modern Authors, p. 46: The whole life of a good Christian is nothing else but a state of holy desire (la sanctum la desiderium). en 1925 E. Stanley Jones The Christ of the Indian Road https://archive.org/details/JonesE.StanleyTheChristOfTheIndianRoad/page/n61 118 “Mahatma Gandhi, I am very anxious to see Christianity naturalized in India, so that it shall be no longer a foreign thing identified with foreign people and a foreign government, but a part of the national life of India... What would you suggest that we do to make that possible?” He very gravely and thoughtfully replied: “I would suggest, first, that all of you Christians, missionaries and all, must begin to live more like Jesus Christ.” en 2008 Christopher Catherwood Making War in the Name of God 188 thousands of people have been killed in recent years in violence between Muslims and Christians, in Nigeria and Indonesia in particular, but on a lesser scale in other regions as well. en October 7 2013 Giles Fraser https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/oct/07/mail-wrong-god-deuteronomy-ralph-miliband How the Mail Got It Wrong, Again... The Guardian In the year 144, the church declared Marcion of Sinope, a rich shipping magnate and part-time theologian, a heretic for declaring the God of the Hebrew scriptures to be inferior to the God of the New Testament. But despite this condemnation, popular Marcionism has continued ever since. You hear Christians lapse into it all the time with the lazy argument, "Oh, that's just the Old Testament", when confronted by the claim that the Bible is violent. en nonstandard An adherent of Christianity who is not a en Catholic; a en Protestant. en 2011 Denise Tse-Shang Tang Conditional Spaces: Hong Kong Lesbian Desires and Everyday Life Hong Kong Hong Kong University Press 978-988-8083-01-5 67–68 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Conditional_Spaces/HdLb9GQBReYC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA67 On the contrary, many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Christians and Catholics, including heterosexual allies of lesbians and gay Christians, of them, have voiced their opinions on the complicated issues of religion and sexuality. en 2012 Cheng-tian Kuo Institutional Choices of Church-State Relations in Chinese Societies Baogang Guo; Chung-chian Teng Taiwan and the Rise of China: Cross-Strait Relations in the Twenty-first Century 123 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Taiwan_and_the_Rise_of_China/xxgffxwnR7MC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA123 Lanham Lexington Books 978-0-7391-6692-5 In South Korea, the Mingjung Theology inspired Christians and Catholics to question the legitimacy of the authoritarian regime. en 2013 Eze Ikechukwu Being a Christian in Igbo Land: Facts, Fictions and Challenges Berlin Logos Verlag Berlin GmbH 978-3-8325-3542-1 The point of emphasis here is the fact that many Igbo became Catholics or Christians not because they were convinced of the teachings and practice of Christianity but as a result of many factors. en 2021 Yahonathan Daweed Yahweh for Christians: I Am Original Words, Original Truth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Dorrance Publishing Co 978-1-6366-1149-5 161 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Yahweh_for_Christians/ttVCEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA161 Catholics, Christians, Jews, Muslims, and any other dogma that you read about were warring, while fully in their deception from the Light of Truth. en 2022 Arthur David Canales Pastoral Care to and Ministry with LGBTQ Youth and Young Adults Eugene, Oregon Wipf & Stock 978-1-6667-1932-1 69 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Pastoral_Care_to_and_Ministry_with_LGBTQ/Tt51EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA69 Another way Christians and Catholics are perceived as anti-homosexual is via institutional oppression. A person who seeks to live his or her life according to the principles and values taught by Jesus Christ. 1526, William Bonde, Preface to Pylgrimage of Perfection: Ye lyfe of euery christian, is as a pilgremage. en 1976 w:Walter Arnold Kaufmann w:Friedrich Nietzsche The Antichrist §39 The very word ‘Christianity’ is a misunderstanding—at bottom there was only one Christian, and he died on the cross. II 20 ‘You’re riding for a fall, Healey, you know that? There are hedges and ditches ahead and you are on course for an almighty cropper.’‘Sir.’‘And I shall be cheering and laughing as you tumble,’ said Meddlar, his spectacles flashing.‘That’s just the warm-hearted Christian in you, sir.’ en obsolete England A European, especially though not necessarily of the Christian religion. Synonyms Thesaurus:Christian Hypernyms en religionist, en theist, en monotheist, en Abrahamist, en People of the Book Hyponyms en Adventist rice Christian Amish Amish man Amish woman Anglican Armstrongite Baptist Campbellite Catholic Christianess Christianist Episcopalian Hussite Hutterite Jehovah's Witness Lutheran Mennonite Orthodox Pentecostal Presbyterian Protestant Waldensian Witness Coordinate terms Descendants my ခရစ်ယာန် 1 ceb Christian 1 chy E'óoestaáhe 1 hi क्रिश्चियन 1 ja クリスチャン 1 ko 크리스천 1 ms Kristian 1 mi Karaitana 1 mh Kūrjin 1 shn ၶရိတ်ႉယၢၼ်ႇ 1 th คริสเตียน 1 Translations member of the Christian religion Afrikaans: af Christen Albanian: sq krishterë m, sq krishterëe f Arabic: ar مَسِيحِيّ m, ar مَسِيحِيَّة f, ar نَصْرَانِيّ m, ar نَصْرَانِيَّة f Aragonese: an cristiano m, an cristiana f Aramaic: Classical Syriac: syc ܡܫܝܚܝܐ m mšīḥāyā, syc ܡܫܝܚܝܬܐ f mšīḥāytā, syc ܢܨܪܝܐ m nāṣrāyā, syc ܢܨܪܝܬܐ f nāṣrāytā Armenian: hy քրիստոնյա Aromanian: rup crishtin m, rup crishtinã f, rup crãshtin m Asturian: ast cristianu m, ast cristiana f Azerbaijani: az xristian, az məsihçi, az isəvi, az nəsrani, az tərsa, az xaçpərəst Banjarese: bjn Kerestén Bashkir: ba христиан Belarusian: be хрысція́нін m, be хрысція́нка f Bengali: bn খ্রীষ্টান, bn নাসারা Bulgarian: bg христия́нин m, bg христия́нка f, bg христия́нче n Burmese: my ခရစ်ယာန် Catalan: ca cristià m, ca cristiana f Chechen: ce Керста Cheyenne: chy E'óoestaáhe Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 基督徒 jīdūtú, cmn 基督教徒 jīdūjiàotú Comorian: Ngazidja Comorian: zdj mnaswara c1 c2 Cornish: kw Kristyon m, kw Kristones f Crimean Tatar: crh hristian Czech: cs křesťan m, cs křesťanka f Danish: da kristen c Dutch: nl christen m, nl christin f Middle Dutch: dum kersten m Esperanto: eo kristano, eo kristanino female Estonian: et kristlane Extremaduran: ext cristianu m, ext cristiana f Fala: fax cristianu m, fax cristiana f Finnish: fi kristitty French: fr chrétien m, fr chrétienne f Friulian: fur cristian m Gagauz: gag hristian Galician: gl cristián m, gl cristiá f Georgian: ka ქრისტიანი German: de Christ m, de Christin f Greek: el χριστιανός m, el χριστιανή f Ancient Greek: grc χρῑστεπώνυμος m, grc Χρῑστιᾱνός m Haitian Creole: ht kretyen Hebrew: he נוֹצְרִי m notsrí, he נוצרייה f נוֹצְרִיָה notsriyá Hindi: hi ईसाई, hi मसीही, hi क्रिश्चियन Hungarian: hu keresztény, hu keresztyén Hunsrik: hrx Krist m, hrx Kristin f Icelandic: is kristinn m, is kristin f Indonesian: id Kristen, id Nasrani Irish: ga Críostaí m Italian: it cristiano m, it cristiana f Japanese: ja クリスチャン kurisuchan, ja キリスト教徒 Kirisuto kyōto Kazakh: kk христиан Khmer: km អ្នកគ្រិស្ទាន Korean: ko 그리스도인, ko 기독교도(基督敎徒), ko 크리스천, ko 기독교인(基督敎人) Kurdish: Central Kurdish: ckb مەسیحی Northern Kurdish: kmr xirîstî, kmr file, kmr mesîhî m f, kmr îsawî m f Kyrgyz: ky христианин, ky христиан Ladino: lad kristiano m Latin: la Chrīstiānus m, la Chrīstiāna f Latvian: lv kristietis m Leonese: roa-leo cristianu m, roa-leo cristiana f Lithuanian: lt krikščionis m, lt krikščionė f Ma'anyan: mhy Karistén Macedonian: mk христијанин m, mk христијанка f Malay: ms Kristian Malayalam: ml ക്രിസ്ത്യാനി Maltese: mt Kristjan m, mt Kristjana f, mt Nisrani m, mt Nisranija f Manx: gv Creestee m Maranao: mrw meragat Marshallese: mh Kūrjin Mirandese: mwl crestiano m, mwl crestiana f Mongolian: Cyrillic: mn христосын шажинтан Naga: Khiamniungan Naga: kix tûathìh Norman: nrf Chrêtchien m, nrf Chrêtchienne f Norwegian: Bokmål: nb kristen m Nynorsk: nn kristen m Occitan: oc crestian m, oc crestiana f Old Occitan: pro Cristian m Old English: ang cristen m Old Galician-Portuguese: roa-opt crischão m Pashto: ps مسيحي m masihi, ps نصراني m nasrāni Persian: fa مَسیحی masihi, fa تَرْسا tarsâ archaic, fa نَصْرانی nasrâni, fa عیسَوِی 'isavi Middle Persian: pal kristiyān, pal tarsāg Polish: pl chrześcijanin m, pl chrześcijanka f Portuguese: pt cristão m, pt cristã f Romanian: ro creștin m, ro creștină f Russian: ru христиани́н m, ru христиа́нка f Sardinian: sc criltianu, sc cristianu Scottish Gaelic: gd Crìosdaidh m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh хришћанин m, sh хришћанка f, sh кршћанин m, sh кршћанка f Latin: sh hrišćanin m, sh hrišćanka f, sh kršćanin m, sh kršćanka f Sicilian: scn cristianu m, scn cristiana f Slovak: sk kresťan m, sk kresťanka f Slovene: sl kristjan m, sl kristjanka f Spanish: es cristiano m, es cristiana f Swahili: sw Mkristo Swedish: sv kristen c Tagalog: tl Kristyano, tl makakristo, tl binyagan Tajik: tg насронӣ, tg исавӣ, tg масеҳӣ Telugu: te క్రైస్తవుడు Thai: th คริสเตียน, th คริสต์ศาสนิกชน Turkish: tr Hristiyan Ottoman Turkish: ota ترسا tersâ, ota خریستیان hıristiyan, ota نصرانی nasrani Turkmen: tk hristian, tk mesihi, tk haçparaz Ukrainian: uk христия́нин m, uk християни́н m, uk христия́нка f Urdu: ur عِیسائی m f, ur مَسِیحی m f, ur کِرِشْچَن m, ur نَصْرانِی m f Uyghur: ug خرىستىئان Uzbek: uz xristian, uz nasroniy Venetan: vec cristian m, vec crestian m, vec cristcian m Vietnamese: vi người theo đạo Cơ đốc, vi Cơ Đốc nhân , vi chiên Volapük: vo kritan, vo hikritan male, vo jikritan female Walloon: wa crustin m Welsh: cy Cristion m Yiddish: yi קריסט m Zazaki: zza Xristiyan c Proper noun ~ s en male Ancient Greek found in England since the twelfth century. en Jamie Millar 'SARM Goblins': The Young Men Hooked on Steroids VICE https://web.archive.org/web/20231107084102/https://www.vice.com/en/article/wxne74/steroids-young-men-uk 2022-06-28 Roughly 40 to 45 percent of Signature’s gynecomastia patients, says co-founder Christian Gotti, are users of Image- and Performance-Enhancing Drugs (IPEDs). en female Ancient Greek of medieval usage, rare today. en patronymics. en unincorporated community co/Logan County s/West Virginia c/USA. Derived terms en Christian Village Christian County Christian syndrome Christian Zionist Christiansburg Related terms feminine forms Christiana, Christina, Christine Translations male given name Albanian: sq Kristián m, sq Kristiján m, sq Kristján m Aromanian: rup Cristi m Bulgarian: bg Кристиа́н m, bg Хри́сто m Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 克里斯蒂安 Kèlǐsīdì'ān Czech: cs Kristián Danish: da Christian c Dutch: nl Christiaan m Estonian: et Kristjan Finnish: fi Kristian, fi Risto French: fr Christian m German: de Christian m Greek: el Χριστιανός m, el Κρίστιαν transliteration from English Greenlandic: kl Kajistiaat Hebrew: he כְּרִיסְטִיַאן krístiyan Hindi: hi क्रिश्चियन m Hungarian: hu Krisztián, hu Keresztély Icelandic: is Kristján m Italian: it Cristiano m Latin: la Chrīstiānus m Latvian: lv Krišjānis m, lv Kristiāns m Low German: nds Krischan m Macedonian: mk Кри́стијан m, mk Хри́стијан m Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Kristian m Nynorsk: nn Kristian m Pannonian Rusyn: rsk Кристиян m Polish: pl Krystian m Portuguese: pt Cristiano m Romanian: ro Cristian m, ro Cristi m Russian: ru Кристиа́н m, ru Христиа́н m Scottish Gaelic: gd Crìsdean m Spanish: es Cristián m Swedish: sv Kristian c, sv Christian c female given name Bulgarian: bg Християна f Dutch: nl Christina f Greek: el Χριστιανή f Latin: la Chrīstiāna f Polish: pl Krystiana f Romanian: ro Cristina f, ro Cristiana f Adjective en not comparable Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians. en nonstandard not comparable Of, like or relating to Protestant Christians. en 2000-11-10 The scourge of evil spirits w:SCMP https://www.scmp.com/article/330985/scourge-evil-spirits While Christian churches allow lay believers in Jesus to do exorcism, Catholics limit the practice to selected priests. en 2011 Denise Tse-Shang Tang Conditional Spaces: Hong Kong Lesbian Desires and Everyday Life Hong Kong Hong Kong University Press 978-988-8083-01-5 67 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Conditional_Spaces/HdLb9GQBReYC?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PA67 This is not to say that there is no discord within Christian and Catholic congregations on this issue. en 2019 Katie Brick; J. Cody Nielsen; Greg Jao; Eric Paul Rogers; John A. Monson Understanding Christian Students on Campus Kathleen M. Goodman; Mary Ellen Giess; Eboo Patel Educating About Religious Diversity and Interfaith Engagement: A Handbook for Student Affairs Sterling, Virginia Stylus Publishing 9781620366110 https://www.google.com/books/edition/Educating_About_Religious_Diversity_and/2m2KDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PT317 When asked whether they are Christian, some Catholics respond, “No. I am Catholic.” Many Catholics see the Christian question as an attempt to discover whether they have accepted Christ in a way that is more representative of a Protestant or evangelical experience. Saying, “No, I’m not Christian” can also be a way to assert a student’s distinctively Catholic identity, even though they know Catholics are Christian because they believe in Christ. en not comparable Of, like or relating to Jesus Christ. Kind, charitable; moral; a term of approbation. en That’s very Christian of you. en 1824 Susan Ferrier The Inheritance I cannot help thinking there are people in the world who are very tiresome, very impertinent, and very disagreeable; yet, I don’t think it would be a very Christian act were I to tell them so. en 1854 Nathaniel James Merriman The Kafir, the Hottentot, and the frontier farmer 74 I must say I have seen him do a very Christian act at the Fish River. Some Kafir women were there eating; he begged of them; they refused to give him any food. I gave him some of the victuals we were enjoying, and he instantly broke the bread, and gave of it to these very Kafir women who had just refused any of theirs. en 1859 David W. Belisle The American family Robinson 290 “Besides this,” said the trapper, “it is hardly a Christian act to leave these two men to perish by the hands of the savages” en 1867 Henry Shepheard Ithuriel’s spear; or, Is this Christianity? 118 So, in his esteem, an auto da fé — an “act of faith,” as the words mean — is really an act of faith — an act of such faith as the author of “Ecce Homo” approves — a most Christian act — a most humane act en c. 1867 Janet Robertson Christine; or, Common-Place People I have only been at home two days, and here I am come on the third to see you and Tiny, so it is not Christian of you — as my mother would say — to receive your dutiful grand-nephew in such an unkind manner en 1981 Mary Leader Salem’s Children 084390982X 82 “Why should I? It’s very Christian of you.” “People here do not think of me as a Christian, Mitti.” “I’d call it Christian charity,” I floundered. “You think Christians have a monopoly on charity?” she asked. “Well, no,” I stammered. en 1995 Joyce, Milton, and the theory of influence 88 https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0813014050 Patrick Colm Hogan Joyce must have found himself likewise in accord with Dante’s view that “The Goal of Mankind is Universal Peace,” a view to which Dante devoted an entire section of his treatise, and a view opposed to the protestant militancy of the more muscularly Christian Milton. en 1996 Nov-Dec Mother Jones Magazine w:Al Franken Richard Blow https://books.google.com/books?id=s-cDAAAAMBAJ 21 6 I didn’t think it was very Christian of them, not to call back. Just downright Un-Christian. http://books.google.com/books?id=s-cDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT23&dq=%22christian+of+him%7Cyou%7Cme%7Cher%7Cthem%7Cus%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=p57HUNruNKjE0QHKqoCADA&ved=0CEgQ6AEwCA en 2009 Freedom Struggles: African Americans and World War I 209 https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0674035925 Adriane Danette Lentz-Smith Mood and hopes ran high. Onto the stage, into this mélange of black power, military symbolism, and Christian striving, walked Kathryn Johnson. http://books.google.com/books?id=G_0tlJds078C&pg=PA209&dq=%22christian+striving%7Cstriver%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=ZrjHUNXDO8rb0QHy64GwBg&ved=0CGkQ6AEwETge#v=onepage&q=%22christian%20striving%7Cstriver%22&f=false en 2010 English Revenge Drama: Money, Resistance, Equality 268 https://books.google.com/books?isbn=0521884594 Linda Woodbridge Henry Irving and other Victorian actors easily created empathy for Shylock, even in a muscularly Christian period. Usage notes en Use of the term “Christian” in the generalised approbative sense “kind, moral” may be displeasing to some non-Christians. Synonyms kind en charitable, en helpful, en kind, en neighborly/neighbourly, sweet informal Antonyms of or relating to Christianity or Christians en agnostic, en atheist, en heathen, en non-Christian, en pagan charitable, moral en corrupt, en immoral, en improper, en unjust, en savage, sinful Derived terms en Christian metal Christian Bible Christian Palestinian Aramaic neo-Christian Christian Zionism cultural Christian Zio-Christian Christian name Christian Identity Christian-like out-Christian Christian rap Christian cross Eastern Christian Christian right Christian Brother even-Christian Christian rock post-Christian Christian soldier anti-Christian antichristian Christcuck Christianese Christianhood Christiania Christianish Christianism Christianistic christianite Christianization Christianlike Christianly Christianne Christianness Christiano- Christianoid Christiany Chrizzo even-christian hypochristian Judaeo-Christian Judeo-Christian Judeo-Christian-Islamic Judeo-Islamo-Christian Judæo-Christian miso-Christian paleochristian pre-Christian un-Christian un-Christian-like unchristian unchristian-like unchristianize unchristianlike Christian Universalism Christian Iberia Related terms en Christlike Christianity Christianize Christian Malford Christological cretin Translations of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians Albanian: sq krishterë Arabic: ar مَسِيحِيّ, ar نَصْرَانِيّ Aragonese: an cristiano Armenian: hy քրիստոնեական Aromanian: rup crishtin, rup crãshtin Asturian: ast cristianu Azerbaijani: az xristian Bashkir: ba христиан Belarusian: be хрысція́нскі Bengali: bn খ্রীষ্টান Bulgarian: bg христия́нски Burmese: my ခရစ်ယာန် Catalan: ca cristià Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 基督教 jīdūjiào Czech: cs křesťanský Danish: da kristen Dutch: nl christelijk Esperanto: eo kristanisma relating to Christianity; eo kristana relating to Christians Estonian: et kristlik Extremaduran: ext cristianu Fala: fax cristianu Finnish: fi kristillinen French: fr chrétien Friulian: fur cristian Galician: gl cristián Georgian: ka ქრისტიანული German: de christlich Greek: el χριστιανικός Hebrew: he נוֹצְרִי m notsrí, he נוֹצְרִית f notsrít Hindi: hi ईसाई, hi क्रिश्चियन, hi मसीही Hungarian: hu keresztény Icelandic: is kristinn m, is kristin f, is kristið n Indonesian: id Kristen, id Nasrani Irish: ga Críostaí, ga Críostúil Italian: it cristiano Japanese: ja キリスト教 キリストきょう, Kirisutokyō no キリスト教の Kazakh: kk христиандық, kk христиан Khmer: km គ្រិស្ទាន Korean: ko 크리스트교 크리스트교-의, ko 그리스도교 그리스도교-의 Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: kmr Mesîhî, kmr Îsawî, kmr Xiristiyan Kyrgyz: ky христиандык, ky христиан Ladino: lad kristiano Lao: lo ຄິດຕະສາສນິກກະຊົນ Latin: la chrīstiānus, la Chrīstiānus Latvian: lv kristīgs Leonese: roa-leo cristianu Lithuanian: lt krikščioniškas Macedonian: mk христијански Malayalam: ml ക്രൈസ്തവ Mirandese: mwl crestiano Norwegian: Bokmål: nb kristen, nb kristelig Nynorsk: nn kristen, nn kristeleg Old English: ang cristen Pashto: ps مسيحي masihi, ps نصراني nasrāni, ps عيسوي isawi Persian: fa مَسیحی masihi, fa نَصْرانی nasrâni, fa عیسَوِی 'isavi Polish: pl chrześcijański Portuguese: pt cristão Punjabi: pa ਇਸਾਈ Romanian: ro creștin Russian: ru христиа́нский Scottish Gaelic: gd Crìosdail Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh хришћански, sh кршћански Latin: sh hrišćanski, sh kršćanski Sicilian: scn cristianu Slovak: sk kresťanský Slovene: sl krščanski Spanish: es cristiano Swahili: sw Kikristo Swedish: sv kristen, sv kristlig Tajik: tg насронӣ, tg исавӣ, tg масеҳӣ Tetum: tet sarani Thai: th คริสเตียน Turkish: tr Hristiyan Turkmen: tk mesihi, tk hristian Ukrainian: uk христия́нський Urdu: ur عِیسائی, ur مَسِیحی, ur نَصْرانِی Uyghur: ug خرىستىئان Uzbek: uz xristianlik, uz xristian, uz nasroniy Volapük: vo kritik relating to Christianity; vo kritanik relating to Christians Welsh: cy Cristnogol Yiddish: yi קריסטלעך Zazaki: zza Xristiyan c, zza İsewi c kind, moral Finnish: fi kristillinen Irish: ga Críostúil See also en Catholic fundamentalist Jew messiah Mormon Muslim New Testament Old Testament Protestant Anagrams en achiinrst Christina trichinas en unisex given names en Christianity People Cebuano Etymology From ceb en Christian, from ceb la Chrīstiānus, from ceb grc Χρῑστιᾱνός, from grc Χρῑστός Christ, anointed one. Proper noun ceb noun ceb male English < Latin < Ancient Greek Danish Alternative forms da Kristian Etymology From da la Chrīstiānus. Pronunciation da [ˈkʰʁɛsd̥jan] Proper noun c da male da 1778 Johannes Ewald Danish royal anthem Kong Christian stod ved højen masti røg og damp;hans værge hamrede så fast,at gotens hjelm og hjerne brast.Da sank hvert fjendtligt spejl og masti røg og damp. King Christian stood by the lofty mastIn mist and smoke;His sword was hammering so fast,Through Gothic helm and brain it passed;Then sank each hostile hulk and mast,In mist and smoke. Usage notes Traditionally popular in Denmark, as the name of ten ruling kings since the fifteenth century. Related terms male given names da Carsten, da Chresten, da Chris, da Christen, da Karsten, da Kresten, da Kristen female given names da Christine, da Kirstine, da Kristine surnames da Christiansen, da Kristiansen, da Christensen, da Kristensen References Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 146 350 males with the given name Christian (compared to 72 098 named Kristian) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 19th century. Accessed on 19 June 2011. French Pronunciation fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-Christian.wav <<France>> (<<Toulouse>>) fr LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-Christian.wav France Proper noun m fr male Christian Christiane,Christine,Christelle German Pronunciation de [ˈkʀɪstian] de De-at Christian.ogg Austria de De-Christian.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) de Chris ti an Proper noun de proper noun m de male Christiane,Christina,Christine Related terms de Carsten, de Karsten Norwegian Bokmål Kristian no Alternative forms nb Kristian Etymology 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. The word was originally an appellation for followers of Christ before becoming a personal name. 14th century in Norway. Compare da Christian, sv Christian, de Christian and en Christian. Pronunciation nb /ˈkrɪst.jan/ nb ɪstjan 2 nb Kristian nb Chris ti an Proper noun nb proper noun nb male Latin < Ancient Greek Christian Usage notes The Norwegian name day for nb Christian is 14 May, shared with nb Kristian, nb Karsten and nb Kristen. The spellings nb Christian and nb Kristian 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 Chris<t:short form> Christiane<t:female equivalent> Christina<t:female equivalent> Christiansen<t:patronymic surname> Christianssen<t:patronymic surname> 0 Statistics According to Statistics Norway, 14,344 men in Norway had nb Christian as their sole or first given name as of 1 January 2026.“Navn”, Statistics Norway. References “Christian – mannsnamn” in Store norske leksikon. “Christian” at Nordic Names. Anagrams nb achiinrst Christina Old French Proper noun m fro male Christian Swedish Proper noun c sv male Kristian References Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0 Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 36,914 males with the given name Christian (compared to 14,967 named Kristian) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on 19 June 2011. Anagrams sv achiinrst Christina