Kristian

== Danish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈkʰʁæsd̥jan] === Proper noun === Kristian a male given name, variant of Christian ==== Derived terms ==== (surname) Kristiansen === References === [1] 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 === Kristian a male given name, a variant of Kristjan (“Christian”) == Faroese == === Proper noun === Kristian m a male given name ==== Usage notes ==== Patronymics Kristian's son: Kristiansson Kristian's daughter: Kristiansdóttir ==== Declension ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From Swedish Kristian, from Latin Christianus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkristiɑn/, [ˈkris̠tiɑ̝n] Rhymes: -istiɑn Syllabification(key): Kris‧ti‧an Hyphenation(key): Kris‧ti‧an === Proper noun === Kristian a male given name, equivalent to English Christian ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== (given names) Risto, Kristo (feminine form) Kristiina ==== Statistics ==== Kristian is the 176th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,656 male individuals (and as a middle name to 50,874 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs to 7 female individuals (and as a middle name to 64 more, making it overwhelmingly more common as a middle name), according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References === === Anagrams === rikastin == Iban == === Etymology === Borrowed from English Christian, from Latin Chrīstiānus. === Noun === Kristian (Christianity) Christian Christianity == Malay == === Etymology === From English Christian, from Middle English Cristien, from Old French chrestien, from Latin Chrīstiānus, from Ancient Greek Χρῑστιᾱνός (Khrīstiānós), from Χρῑστός (Khrīstós, “Christ, anointed [one]”) + Latin suffix -ānus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [kris.ti.jən] Rhymes: -ən Hyphenation: Kris‧ti‧an === Proper noun === Kristian (Jawi spelling کريستيان) Christianity Synonyms: Nasrani, Serani ==== Usage notes ==== This is the term preferred by Malay-speaking Christians to refer to themselves. ==== Affixations ==== ==== Compounds ==== === Further reading === "Kristian" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017 == Norwegian == === Alternative forms === Christian === Etymology === From Latin Chrīstiānus. Recorded as a given name in Norway since the 14th century. === Proper noun === Kristian a male given name ==== Related terms ==== (male given names;) Chris, Christer, Karsten (female given names:) Kristin, Kristine (surnames:) Christiansen, Kristiansen === References === Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk:15 707 males with the given name Kristian (compared to 13 192 named Christian) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with a frequency peak in the 19th century and a minor peak in the 1990s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011. == Swedish == === Alternative forms === Christian === Etymology === From Latin Christianus, which was first recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1291. === Pronunciation === === Proper noun === Kristian c (genitive Kristians) a male given name ==== Related terms ==== (male given names) Christer, Krister (female given names) Christina, Kerstin, Kristina (surnames) Christiansson, Kristiansson === References === Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 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 === Kristina, inriktas