Christian

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[edit] English

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈkɹɪʃtjən/
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  • Hyphenation: Chris‧tian

[edit] Etymology

c. 1590, from Latin Christianus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός (Christianos), from Χριστός (Christos, “Christ, anointed one”) + -ιανός (-ianos, “of, related to”); as if Christ +‎ -ian.

[edit] Noun

Christian (plural Christians)

  1. (Christianity) A believer in Christianity.
  2. (Christianity) An individual who seeks to live his or her life according to the principles and values taught by Jesus Christ.
  3. (Christianity) An individual who has a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

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member of the Christian religion
someone who belongs to Jesus Christ

[edit] Proper noun

Christian

  1. A male given name found in England since the twelfth century.
  2. A female given name of medieval usage, rare today.
  3. A patronymic surname.

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male given name

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Christian (comparative more Christian, superlative most Christian)

  1. (not comparable) Of, like or relating to Christianity or Christians.
  2. Kind, charitable, or generous.
    That's very Christian of you.
    To non-Christians, this may be an offensive usage (similarly, see the offensive usage of Jew)
  3. Righteous, ethical or moral.

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of, like or relating to Christianity
kind — see kind

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Latin Christianus.

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Christian

  1. A male given name.

[edit] Usage notes

  • Traditionally popular in Denmark, as the name of ten ruling kings since the fifteenth century.

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  • [1] 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.

[edit] French

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Christian IPA: /kʁis.tjɑ̃/

  1. A male given name, cognate to Christian.

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Christian

  1. A male given name.

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[edit] Norwegian

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[edit] Etymology

From Latin Chrīstiānus.

[edit] Proper noun

Christian

  1. A male given name.

[edit] References

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
  • [2] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 13 192 males with the given name Christian (compared to 15 707 named Kristian) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1980s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.

[edit] Old French

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Christian m. (nominative singular Christians)

  1. A male given name, cognate to Christian in Modern English

[edit] Swedish

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Christian

  1. A male given name, a spelling variant of Kristian.

[edit] References

  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
  • [3] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 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.
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