Kristian

See also: Kristián

Danish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈkʰʁæsd̥jan]

Proper noun

Kristian

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

Derived terms

References
  • 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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkristiɑn/
  • Hyphenation: Kris‧ti‧an

Proper noun

Kristian

  1. A male given name, cognate 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
instructive — Kristianein
abessive Kristianitta Kristianeitta
comitative — Kristianeineen

Anagrams

Norwegian

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Kristian

  1. A male given name.

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.

Swedish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Christianus, which was first recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1291.

Proper noun

Kristian c (genitive Kristians)

  1. A male given name.

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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