Kristian

See also: Kristián

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰʁæsd̥jan]

Proper noun

Kristian

1. 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

1. a male given name, a variant of Kristjan (“Christian”)

Faroese

Proper noun

Kristian m

1. 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

Finnish

Etymology

< Swedish Kristian < Latin Christianus

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkristiɑn/, [ˈkris̠tiɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -istiɑn
• Syllabification^(key): Kris‧ti‧an

Proper noun

Kristian

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Christian

Declension

Inflection of Kristian (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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.

Possessive forms of Kristian (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kristianini Kristianini accusative nom. Kristianini Kristianini gen. Kristianini genitive Kristianini Kristianieni partitive Kristianiani Kristianejani inessive Kristianissani Kristianeissani elative Kristianistani Kristianeistani illative Kristianiini Kristianeihini adessive Kristianillani Kristianeillani ablative Kristianiltani Kristianeiltani allative Kristianilleni Kristianeilleni essive Kristianinani Kristianeinani translative Kristianikseni Kristianeikseni abessive Kristianittani Kristianeittani instructive — — comitative — Kristianeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kristianisi Kristianisi accusative nom. Kristianisi Kristianisi gen. Kristianisi genitive Kristianisi Kristianiesi partitive Kristianiasi Kristianejasi inessive Kristianissasi Kristianeissasi elative Kristianistasi Kristianeistasi illative Kristianiisi Kristianeihisi adessive Kristianillasi Kristianeillasi ablative Kristianiltasi Kristianeiltasi allative Kristianillesi Kristianeillesi essive Kristianinasi Kristianeinasi translative Kristianiksesi Kristianeiksesi abessive Kristianittasi Kristianeittasi instructive — — comitative — Kristianeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kristianimme Kristianimme accusative nom. Kristianimme Kristianimme gen. Kristianimme genitive Kristianimme Kristianiemme partitive Kristianiamme Kristianejamme inessive Kristianissamme Kristianeissamme elative Kristianistamme Kristianeistamme illative Kristianiimme Kristianeihimme adessive Kristianillamme Kristianeillamme ablative Kristianiltamme Kristianeiltamme allative Kristianillemme Kristianeillemme essive Kristianinamme Kristianeinamme translative Kristianiksemme Kristianeiksemme abessive Kristianittamme Kristianeittamme instructive — — comitative — Kristianeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kristianinne Kristianinne accusative nom. Kristianinne Kristianinne gen. Kristianinne genitive Kristianinne Kristianienne partitive Kristianianne Kristianejanne inessive Kristianissanne Kristianeissanne elative Kristianistanne Kristianeistanne illative Kristianiinne Kristianeihinne adessive Kristianillanne Kristianeillanne ablative Kristianiltanne Kristianeiltanne allative Kristianillenne Kristianeillenne essive Kristianinanne Kristianeinanne translative Kristianiksenne Kristianeiksenne abessive Kristianittanne Kristianeittanne instructive — — comitative — Kristianeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kristianinsa Kristianinsa accusative nom. Kristianinsa Kristianinsa gen. Kristianinsa genitive Kristianinsa Kristianiensa partitive Kristianiaan Kristianiansa Kristianejaan Kristianejansa inessive Kristianissaan Kristianissansa Kristianeissaan Kristianeissansa elative Kristianistaan Kristianistansa Kristianeistaan Kristianeistansa illative Kristianiinsa Kristianeihinsa adessive Kristianillaan Kristianillansa Kristianeillaan Kristianeillansa ablative Kristianiltaan Kristianiltansa Kristianeiltaan Kristianeiltansa allative Kristianilleen Kristianillensa Kristianeilleen Kristianeillensa essive Kristianinaan Kristianinansa Kristianeinaan Kristianeinansa translative Kristianikseen Kristianiksensa Kristianeikseen Kristianeiksensa abessive Kristianittaan Kristianittansa Kristianeittaan Kristianeittansa instructive — — comitative — Kristianeineen Kristianeinensa

Related terms

• (given names) Risto, Kristo
• (feminine form) Kristiina

Statistics

• Kristian is the 175^th 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.

Anagrams

• rikastin

Iban

Etymology

Borrowed from English Christian, from Latin Chrīstiānus.

Noun

Kristian

1. (Christianity) Christian
2. Christianity

Norwegian

Alternative forms

• Christian

Etymology

From Latin Chrīstiānus. Recorded as a given name in Norway since the 14th century.

Proper noun

Kristian

1. 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

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Proper noun

Kristian c (genitive Kristians)

1. 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