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Christian is a popular first name and surname in Northern Europe. A surname is a name added to a Given name and is part of a Personal name. The use of Christian as a personal name derives from its use to describe followers of Christianity. "Christian" can also mean "Christ Believer". [1] Today in Europe—though not the United States—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. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Female versions of the name include Christine, Christina, Kristen, Kristin, and Kirsten. Kristin may refer to Kristin an alternative spelling of Kristen (given name, a Scandinavian form of Christine Holders of the name Christian may go by the nicknames or shortened forms "Chris," "Chrissy", "Xian" or "Kissa" (in Norwegian). A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Chris may refer to Christopher and Christian - The longer male forms of the name Christina and Christine - The longer Norwegian ( norsk) is a North Germanic Language spoken primarily in Norway, where it is an official language
Christian is the name of
- several kings of Denmark
- several princes
- the protagonist in John Bunyan's allegorical novel The Pilgrim's Progress
- the protagonist in director Baz Luhrmann's jukebox musical film Moulin Rouge! interpreted by Scottish actor Ewan McGregor
- Christian of Oliva, 13th century Cistercian monk and the first bishop of Prussia
- the surname of Fletcher Christian, the leader of the mutineers on the Bounty and the founder of a colony on Pitcairn Island
- a stage name of Canadian professional wrestler Jason Reso. This is a list of Danish Monarchs, that is the Kings and Queens regnant of Denmark. Prince Christian may refer to Living people Prince Christian of Denmark (born 2005 son of Frederik Crown Prince of Denmark and Mary Elizabeth John Bunyan (28 November 1628 &ndash 31 August 1688 a Christian writer and Preacher, was born at Harrowden (one mile south-east of Bedford An allegory (from αλλος allos "other" and el αγορευειν agoreuein "to speak in public" is a figurative mode of representation A novel (from Italian novella, Spanish novela, French nouvelle for "new" "news" or "short story The Pilgrim's Progress from This World to That Which Is to Come by John Bunyan (published February 1678) is a Christian Allegory Baz Luhrmann (born Mark Anthony Luhrmann on 17 September 1962 is an Oscar and Golden Globe -nominated Australian Film director, Screenwriter A jukebox musical is a stage or film musical that uses previously released popular songs as its Musical score. This article is about the 2001 Motion picture. For other uses see Moulin Rouge (disambiguation Moulin Rouge! is a 2001 Musical film Ewan Gordon McGregor (born 31 March 1971 ˌjuːən məˈgrɛgər is a Scottish Actor, who has had significant success in mainstream indie and art Christian of Oliva, Christian of Prussia, (Christian z Oliwy (died 1245 was the first Bishop of Prussia. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight "Prussians" redirects here "Prussians" may also refer to citizens of the former German state of Prussia. Fletcher Christian ( September 25, 1764 &ndash October 3, 1793) was a Master's Mate on board the ''Bounty'' during Mutiny is a conspiracy among members of a group of similarly-situated individuals (typically members of the Military; or the Crew of any ship even For the book about the mutiny by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall see Mutiny on the Bounty (novel. This article is about a type of political territory For other uses see Colony (disambiguation. A stage name, also called a screen name, is a Pseudonym used by Performers and Entertainers such as Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Professional wrestling, or pro wrestling, is a non-competitive professional Sport, where all matches are scripted by the promotion's booking staff William Jason "Jay" Reso (born November 30 1973 better known by his Ring name Christian Cage, is a Canadian professional wrestler He currently goes by the slightly-extended Christian Cage.
- Christian Julius De Meza, a Danish army commander
- Christian Potenza, Canadian actor
- Christian Serratos, American actress
- Christian Slater, American actor
- Christian Bale, Welsh actor
- Christian Ehrhoff, German ice hockey player
- Christian Lacroix, French fashion designer
- Hans Christian Andersen, Danish author
- Christian Siriano, American fashion designer
- Christian Okoye, football player. Christian Julius de Meza ( January 14, 1792  – September 16, 1865) was the commander of the Danish army during the 1864 The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Christian Potenza ( December 23, 1972) is a Canadian actor born in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Christian Serratos (born September 21, 1990 in Pasadena California) is an American actress Christian Slater (born August 18, 1969) is an American Actor who has starred in films such as Heathers, Christian Charles Philip Bale (born 30 January 1974 is a British Christian Ehrhoff (born July 6, 1982 in Moers, West Germany) is a NHL player currently playing defence for the Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Christian Marie Marc Lacroix ( May 16 1951 in Trinquetaille, France) is a high-end French Fashion designer. Fashion design is the Applied art dedicated to Clothing and lifestyle Accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time Hans Christian Andersen (ˈhanˀs ˈkʰʁæʂd̥jan ˈɑnɐsn̩ in Danish or simply H Christian Siriano (born November 18, 1985) is an American Fashion designer and the winner of the fourth season of American Reality Christian Emeka Okoye (born August 16, 1961 in Enugu, Nigeria) is a former American Football Running back for the
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References
- ^ Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, Oxford Dictionary of First Names, Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1, p. Afrikaans is an Indo-European language, derived from 17th century Dutch and classified as Low Franconian Germanic, mainly spoken in Bulgarian (български език IPA: ɛzˈik is an Indo-European language, a member of the Slavic linguistic group Czech (ˈʧɛk čeština ˈʧɛʃcɪna in Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers it is the majority language in the Estonian (; ˈeːsti ˈkeːl is the official language of Estonia, spoken by about 1 Finnish ( or suomen kieli) is the language spoken by the majority of the population in Finland (92% As of 2006) and by ethnic Finns outside French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people Scottish Gaelic ( Gàidhlig) is a member of the Goidelic branch of Celtic languages. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. Hungarian ( magyar nyelv) is a Uralic language (more specifically a Ugric language) unrelated to most other languages in Europe. Icelandic ( is a North Germanic language, the language of Iceland. Italian ( or lingua italiana) is a Romance language spoken by about 63 million people as a First language, primarily in Italy. Manx ( Gaelg or Gailck, ɡilk or) also known as Manx Gaelic, is a Goidelic language once spoken on the Isle Polish ( język polski, polszczyzna) is the Official language of Poland. Portuguese ( or língua portuguesa) is a Romance language that originated in what is now Galicia (Spain and northern Portugal. Romanian or Daco-Romanian ( dated: Rumanian or Roumanian; self designation limba română, ˈlimba roˈmɨnə is a Romance 55.
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