Kristian
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See also: Kristián
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kristian
- a male given name, variant of Christian
Derived terms
- (surname) Kristiansen
References
Proper noun
Kristian
- a male given name, a variant of Kristjan (“Christian”)
Proper noun
Kristian m
- a male given name
Usage notes
- son of Kristian: Kristiansson
- daughter of Kristian: Kristiansdóttir
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| indefinite | |
| nominative | Kristian |
| accusative | Kristian |
| dative | Kristiani |
| genitive | Kristians |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Kristian
- a male given name, equivalent to English Christian
Declension
| Inflection of Kristian (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Kristian | Kristianit | |
| genitive | Kristianin | Kristianien | |
| partitive | Kristiania | Kristianeja | |
| illative | Kristianiin | Kristianeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Kristian | Kristianit | |
| accusative | nom. | Kristian | Kristianit |
| gen. | Kristianin | ||
| genitive | Kristianin | Kristianien | |
| partitive | Kristiania | Kristianeja | |
| inessive | Kristianissa | Kristianeissa | |
| elative | Kristianista | Kristianeista | |
| illative | Kristianiin | Kristianeihin | |
| adessive | Kristianilla | Kristianeilla | |
| ablative | Kristianilta | Kristianeilta | |
| allative | Kristianille | Kristianeille | |
| essive | Kristianina | Kristianeina | |
| translative | Kristianiksi | Kristianeiksi | |
| abessive | Kristianitta | Kristianeitta | |
| instructive | — | Kristianein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Statistics
- Kristian is the 175th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,595 male individuals (and as a middle name to 50,393 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs to 9 female individuals (and as a middle name to 59 more, making it overwhelmingly more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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Etymology
Borrowed from English Christian, from Latin Chrīstiānus.
Noun
Kristian
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
Proper noun
Kristian (Jawi spelling کريستيان)
Affixations
- kristiankan (“to Christianize”)
- pengkristianan (“Christianization”)
Compounds
- orang Kristian (“Christian”)
Further reading
- “Kristian” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
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Alternative forms
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
- 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.
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Christianus, which was first recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1291.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Kristian c (genitive Kristians)
- a male given name
Related terms
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
- 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.
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