Gender Masculine
Usage Low German, Danish, Norwegian
Meaning & History
Low German form of Christian.
Related Names
VariantsCarsten (Low German) Christen, Christian, Kristen, Kristian (Danish) Christen, Christian, Kristen, Kristian (Norwegian)
Other Languages & CulturesHristiyan, Kristian, Kristiyan, Hristo (Bulgarian) Kristijan, Krsto (Croatian) Kristián (Czech) Christiaan, Chris, Christianus (Dutch) Christian, Chris, Kris (English) Kristjan, Kristo, Risto (Estonian) Kristian, Risto (Finnish) Kris (Flemish) Chrétien, Christian (French) Christian, Chris (German) Krisztián (Hungarian) Kristinn, Kristján (Icelandic) Cristiano, Christian, Cristian (Italian) Christianus (Late Roman) Krišjānis, Kristiāns, Krišs, Kristers (Latvian) Kristijonas (Lithuanian) Hristijan, Kristijan, Hristo (Macedonian) Krystian, Krystyn (Polish) Cristiano, Cristian (Portuguese) Cristian, Cristi, Cristinel (Romanian) Kristijan, Krsto (Serbian) Kristián (Slovak) Kristijan, Kristjan, Tian, Tijan (Slovene) Kito (Sorbian) Cristián, Cristian (Spanish) Christian, Kristian, Christer, Krister (Swedish)
Surname DescendantsKarstensen (Danish) Karstensen (Norwegian)
Popularity
People think this name is
classic formal upper class strong strange serious
Name Days
Norway: May 14
Categories
Entry updated June 13, 2019