Christian - Name Meaning and Origin

The boy's and girl's name Christian \ch-ris-tian, chr(i)-stian\ is pronounced KRIS-t'-ynn. It is of Latin origin, and its meaning is "follower of Christ". From Christianus. Christ is from Greek Khristos, a translation of the Hebrew term "Messiah", meaning "anointed". Christian and Christiana were used for women in medieval times, but by the 18th century, Christina was the more common form. Christiana is sometimes spelled Christianna under the influence of Anna. Spanish and Italian forms begin with Cr-.

Christian has 10 variant forms: Christiana, Christiane, Christianna, Christianne, Christina, Chrystian, Cristian, Cristiana, Cristianna and Cristianne.

For more information, see also the related name Christen.

Baby names that sound like Christian are Kristian, Cristiona, Kristiane and Kristiana.

Christian is a very popular female first name and a very popular surname (source: 1990 U.S. Census). Displayed below is the baby name popularity trend for the girl's name Christian. Click here to compare Christian with related baby names.