Name: Christian
Gender: Male
Usage: Christian, of latin origin, is a very popular first name. It is more often used as a boy (male) name.
People having the name Christian are in general originating from Australia, Austria, Belgium, Central African Republic, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States of America.
Variants: For another variant of the name Christian across the world, see Chris.
Meaning: The meaning of the name Christian is: Follower of Christ, Servant of Christ.
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Numerology of the first name Christian: calculate the core numbers of your numerology chart to discover your numerological profile and your personality traits.
The Growth number corresponding to this first name is 11. It denotes a pattern that assists you in growth and development: charismatic, inspiring, dreamy, six-sensed, discerning.
Interpretation:
Qualities: Charismatic, Inspiring
Ruling planet: Moon
Colors: Green, Cream
Gemstones: Pearl, Jade, Moonstone
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The name Christian is ranked on the 58th position of the most used names. It means that this name is very frequently used.
We estimate that there are at least 6648600 persons in the world having this name which is around 0.092% of the population. The name Christian has nine characters. It means that it is relatively long-length, compared to the other names in our database.
The graph below represents the number of people who were given the name Christian for each year since 1900 in the U.S.A.:
The name day of Christian is 12 November.
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History and Origin
Christian was a Baptismal name. It is now a given name born by males and females. The name is derived from the Latin "Christianus", meaning "follower of Christ". The word Christ being used to translate the Hebrew Messiah. It was commonly used as a Baptismal name and interchangeably as a given name. It has been used as a given name since the Middle Ages - especially amongst females.
Today the name is popular in Europe, United States and other English-speaking countries. 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.
Female variants of the name include Christine, Christina, Christiane, Cristiane, Kristen, Kristin, and Kirsten. Holders of the name Christian may go by the nicknames or shortened forms Chris, Chrissy, "Crix" or Xian.
English: from Latin Christiānus ‘follower of Christ’, in use as a given name during the Middle Ages, and sporadically ever since. The name Christ itself (Greek Khristos) is a translation of the Hebrew term Messiah ‘anointed’.
Cognates m: Low German: Carsten. Danish: Kristen.
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