Christian (given name)

Christian is a unisex given name, which originated as a baptismal name used by persons of the Christian religion. It has been used as a given name since the Middle Ages, originally for males. It was later used for females, without any feminising word endings.

A historically commonly used abbreviation (used for example on English 17th-century church monuments and pedigrees) is Xpian, using the Greek Chi Rho Christogram Χρ, short for Χριστός, Christ. The Greek form of the baptismal name is Χριστιανός, a Christian. The name denotes a follower of Jesus Christ, thus a Christian.

In Europe, it is almost exclusively used as a male name, but in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was a popular female first name in Scotland. Female variants of the name include Christine, Christina, Christiane, Cristiane, Kristen, Cristina, Kristin, and Kirsten.

In other languages

 * Christiaan (Afrikaans, Dutch)
 * Kristian, Kristi, Kristo (Albanian)
 * كريستيان (Arabic)
 * Քրիստոնեայ (Armenian)
 * Крысціян, Kryscijan, Krystsiyan (Belarusian)
 * খ্রীষ্টান (Khrishtan) (Bengali)
 * Kristian (Breton, Croatian, Danish, Estonian, Finnish, Norwegian or Swedish)
 * Християн, Христиан, Кристиян or Кристиан (Bulgarian)
 * 克里斯蒂安 (Kèlǐsīdìān) (Chinese Simplified)
 * 克里斯蒂安 (Kèlǐsīdìān) (Chinese Traditional)
 * Kristijan (Croatian)
 * Kristián (Czech, Slovak)
 * Christian (Danish, French, German, Norwegian, Swedish)
 * Karsten (Dutch, Low German)
 * Kristjan (Estonian, Faroese, Slovenian)
 * Chrétien (French)
 * Crisdean (Gaelic)
 * Χριστιανός, Christianós (Greek)
 * נוצרי (Hebrew)
 * ईसाई (Īsā'ī) (Hindi)
 * Krisztián, Keresztény, for the Danish kings Keresztély (Hungarian)
 * Kristján (Icelandic)
 * Christian, Kristen, Cristina, Kristin (Indonesian)
 * Cristiano (Italian and Portuguese)
 * Christianus (Latin)
 * Kristiāns, Krišjānis, Krišs (Latvian)
 * Kristijonas (Lithuanian)
 * クリスチャン (Kurisuchan) (Japanese)
 * ಕ್ರಿಶ್ಚಿಯನ್ (Kriściyan) (Kannada)
 * 크리스천 (Keuliseucheon) (Korean)
 * Кристијан, Kristijan or Христијан, Hristijan (Macedonian)
 * Kristian (Malaysian)
 * Creestee (Manx)
 * Karaitiana (Maori)
 * ख्रीष्टियन (Khrīṣṭiyana) (Nepali)
 * مسیحی (Persian)
 * Krystian (Polish)
 * ਮਸੀਹੀ (Masīhī) (Punjabi)
 * Кристиан (Russian)
 * Христиан (Serbian)
 * ක්‍රිස්තියානි (Kristiyani) (Sinhala)
 * Cristian or Cristián (Spanish, Romanian; Romance languages)
 * ক্রিস্টান (Krishtan) (Sylheti)
 * கிரிஸ்துவர் (Kiristuvar) (Tamil)
 * క్రిస్టియన్(Krisṭiyan) (Telugu)
 * คริสเตียน (Khris̄teīyn) (Thai)
 * Християн (Ukrainian)
 * عیسائی (Urdu)
 * קריסטלעך (Kristlekh) (Yiddish)

Characters

 * Christian, a character in Diana Wynne Jones' fantasy novel Black Maria
 * Christian, a character in the movie Moulin Rouge!
 * Christian, protagonist of The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan
 * Baron Christian de Neuvillette, a character in the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand
 * Christian Cage (born 1973), ring name of professional wrestler and actor Jay Reso
 * Christian Clarke, a character in the British soap opera EastEnders
 * Christian Grey, a character from E. L. James novel 50 Shades of Grey
 * Christian Jorgenson, a character in the novel The Thin Man
 * Christian Shephard, a character on the ABC series Lost
 * Christian Troy, a character on the FX original series Nip/Tuck

Males with the given name Christian

 * Saint Christian of Cologne, died AD 1002, abbot of St-Pantaleon in Cologne (Germany)
 * Saint Christian of Clogher, died AD 1138, bishop of Clogher (Ireland) and brother of St. Malachy
 * Several kings of Denmark
 * Several princes
 * Christian of Oliva, 13th century Cistercian monk, first bishop of Prussia
 * Christiaan Huygens, Dutch astronomer, physicist, mathematician and inventor
 * Christian IX of Denmark (1818–1906), King of Denmark (1863–1906)
 * Christian X of Denmark (1870–1947), King of Denmark (1912–1947) and Iceland (1918–1944)
 * Christian Abbiati (born 1977), Italian footballer
 * Christian Alexander (born 1990), American actor
 * Christian Andersen (footballer) (born 1944), Danish former football player and now manager
 * Christian Annan (born 1978), former Ghanaian-born Hong Kong professional footballer
 * Christian Augustus, Count Palatine of Sulzbach (1622–1708), German ruler
 * Christian Atsu (1992–c. 2023), Ghanaian professional footballer
 * Christian Bables (born 1992), Filipino actor
 * Christian Baciotti, French musician
 * Christian Bakkerud (1984–2011), Danish racing driver
 * Christian Bale (born 1974), English actor
 * Christian Bannis (born 1992), Danish footballer
 * Christian Barmore (born 1999), American football player
 * Christian Bauman (born 1970), American writer
 * Christian Bautista (born 1981), Filipino singer
 * Christian Benford (born 2000), American football player
 * Christian Benteke (born 1990), Belgian footballer
 * Christian Bergman (born 1988), American baseball player
 * Christian Bethancourt (born 1991), Panamanian baseball player
 * Christian Biet (1952–2020), French theatrical scholar
 * Christian Bizot (1928–2002), French winemaker, head of the Bollinger Champagne house
 * Christian Bonaud (1957–2019), French Islamologist
 * Christian Boros (born 1964), German advertising agency founder and art collector
 * Christian Brando (1958–2008), American actor
 * Christian Braun (born 2001), American basketball player
 * Christian Braswell (born 1999), American football player
 * Christian Bryant (born 1992), American football player
 * Christian Cage, a ring name of Canadian wrestler Jay Reso (born 1973)
 * Christian Clemens (born 1991), German footballer
 * Christian Cooke (born 1987), English actor
 * Christian Corrêa Dionisio (born 1975), Brazilian football player
 * Christian Daniel, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
 * Christian Danner (born 1958), German racing driver
 * Christian Darrisaw (born 1999), American football player
 * Christian de Duve (1917–2013), Nobel Prize-winning Belgian cytologist and biochemist
 * Christian DiLauro (born 1994), American football player
 * Christian Dior (1905–1957), French fashion designer
 * Christian Doppler (1803–1853), Austrian mathematician and physicist
 * Christian Drejer (born 1982), former Danish basketball player
 * Arthur Drews (1865-1935, full name Christian Heinrich Arthur Drews), German writer, historian, philosopher, and Christ myth theory proponent
 * Christian Ehrhoff (born 1982), German ice hockey player
 * Christian Elliss (born 1999), American football player
 * Christian Eriksen (born 1992), Danish professional footballer
 * Christian Esguerra, Filipino political journalist and educator
 * Christian Fernández Salas, Spanish football player
 * Christian Fittipaldi (born 1971), Brazilian racing driver
 * Christian Fox (born 1981), Scottish footballer
 * Christian Friedrich (baseball) (born 1987), American baseball player
 * Christian Fuchs (born 1986), Austrian footballer
 * Christian García (disambiguation)
 * Christian Gerhartsreiter (born 1961), German convicted murderer and impostor
 * Christian Glass (died 2022), American man who was shot dead
 * Christian Gonzalez (born 2002), American football player
 * Christian Hackenberg (born 1995), American football player
 * Christian Hall (2001–2020), Asian-American man killed by police
 * Christian Harris (born 2001), American football player
 * Christian Haynes (born 2000), American football player
 * Christian Heidel (born 1963), German football executive
 * Christian Holmes (born 1997), American football player
 * Christian R. Holmes II (1896–1944), decorated American soldier and zoo owner
 * Christian Hosoi (born 1967), skateboarder
 * Christian Izien (born 2000), American football player
 * Christian Jessen (born 1977), English doctor and television presenter
 * Christian Jimenez (born 1986), American soccer player
 * Christian Johnson (born 1986), American football player
 * Christian Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Christian Julius de Meza, Danish army commander
 * Christian Kälin, Swiss lawyer and businessman
 * Christian Kern (born 1966), Austrian businessman and politician
 * Christian Keysers, French and German neuroscientist
 * Christian Kirk (born 1996), American football player
 * Christian Klien (born 1983), Austrian racing driver
 * Christian Koloko (born 2000), Cameroonian basketball player
 * Christian Kum (born 1985), Dutch footballer
 * Christian Lacroix (born 1951), French fashion designer
 * Christian Laettner (born 1969), American basketball player
 * Christian Latouche (born 1939/1940), French billionaire businessman
 * Christian Li (born 2007), Australian violinist
 * Christian Lindner (born 1979), German politician
 * Christian Lindner (born 1959), German journalist
 * Christian Longo (born 1974), American convicted murderer
 * Christian Louboutin (born 1964), French footwear designer
 * Christian Mahogany (born 2000), American football player
 * Christian Maldini (born 1996), Italian footballer
 * Christian Matthew (born 1996), American football player
 * Christian McCaffrey (born 1996), American football player
 * Christian Miller (American football) (born 1996), American football player
 * Christian Navarro (born 1991), American actor
 * Christian Charles Nielsen (born 1975), American spree killer
 * Christian Okoye (born 1961), American football player
 * Christian Oliver (1972–2024), German actor
 * Christian Pampel (born 1979), German volleyball player
 * Christian Panucci (born 1973), Italian footballer
 * Christian Penigaud (born 1964), French beach volleyball player
 * Christian Ponder (born 1988), American football player
 * Christian Potenza (born 1972), Canadian actor
 * Christian Pulisic (born 1998), American footballer
 * Christian Quéré (1955–2006), French football player
 * Christian Redl (born 1948), German actor and musician
 * Christian Reiher (born 1984), German mathematician
 * Christian Riganò (born 1974), Italian footballer
 * Christian Roland-Wallace (born 2001), American football player
 * Christian Rosenkreuz, legendary, possibly allegorical, founder of the Rosicrucian Order
 * Christian Rosenmeier (1874–1932), American politician
 * Christian Rozeboom (born 1997), American football player
 * Christian Rub (1886–1956), Austrian-born American character actor
 * Christian Sam (born 1996), American football player
 * Christian Scotland-Williamson (born 1993), American football player
 * Christian Scott (baseball) (born 1999), American baseball player
 * Christian Siriano (born 1985), American fashion designer
 * Christian Sitepu (born 1986), Indonesian basketball player
 * Christian Slater (born 1969), American actor
 * Christian Tămaș (born 1964), Romanian writer and translator
 * Christian Taylor, American athlete
 * Christian Terlizzi (born 1979), Italian footballer
 * Christian Tessier (born 1978), Canadian actor
 * Christian Uphoff (born 1998), American football player
 * Christian Vasquez (born 1977), Filipino actor
 * Christian Vieri (born 1973), Italian footballer
 * Christian Villanueva (born 1991), Mexican professional baseball player
 * Christian Vital (born 1997), American professional basketball player
 * Christian von Koenigsegg (born 1972), Founder and CEO of Koenigsegg Automotive
 * Christian Wade (born 1991), British American football and rugby player
 * Christian Walker (born 1991), American baseball player
 * Christian Watson (born 1999), American football player
 * Christian Wilkins (born 1995), American football player
 * Christian Wirth (1885–1944), German Nazi SS concentration camp commander
 * Christian Wolff (philosopher) (1679–1754), German philosopher
 * Christian Wulff (born 1959), German politician
 * Christian Yelich (born 1991), American baseball player
 * Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), Danish author

Females with the given name Christian

 * Christian Beranek (born 1974), United States writer, actress, musician and film/TV producer
 * Christian Maclagan (1811–1901), Scottish antiquarian
 * Christian Pitre (born 1983), American actress
 * Christian Ramsay (1786–1839), British botanist
 * Christian Serratos (born 1990), American actress