Latin/Greek · Boy name
Christian
“follower of Christ”
About the name Christian
Christian comes from the Latin Christianus, ‘follower of Christ’, itself from Greek Christos, ‘anointed’. The name has a long royal history in Scandinavia, where ten kings of Denmark have been named Christian; Christian IV, who ruled Denmark and Norway, founded several towns and built Rosenborg Castle in Copenhagen. The Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen bore it as a middle name. In John Bunyan’s allegory The Pilgrim’s Progress, Christian is the hero who travels to the Celestial City.
- Meaning
- follower of Christ
- Origin
- Latin/Greek
- Gender
- Boy
- Pronunciation
- KRIS-chan(2 syl.)
Variants and spellings
- Cristian
- Cristiano
- Christiaan
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Middle names for Christian
- Christian James
- Christian Michael
- Christian David
- Christian Joseph
- Christian Alexander
Questions about Christian
- What does Christian mean?
- Christian is a Latin name meaning "follower of Christ".
- How do you pronounce Christian?
- Christian is pronounced KRIS-chan, with emphasis on the first syllable.
- What are variants of Christian?
- Variants of Christian include Cristian, Cristiano, Christiaan.
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