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What does Kristian mean?
Kristian 
as a boys' name (also used less widely as girls' name Kristian) is pronounced KRIS-t'-yun. It is of Scandinavian and Latin origin, and the meaning of Kristian is "follower of Christ". Variant of Christian.
ENDS WITH -ian
ASSOCIATED WITH scandinavian, follower (servant)
Variations
VARIANTS Krist, Kristan, Kristien
OTHER FORMS VIA CHRISTIAN Christan, Christiaan, Christiano, Cristen, Cristian, Cristiano▲, Cristino, Criston, Krister, Kristo, Krystian, Krystiano
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Kristian Layne (K.L.), ..
How popular is Kristian?
Kristian is a rare first name for men but a somewhat popular last name for all people (#88461 out of 150436, Top 59%). (2000 U.S. CENSUS)
Kristian entered the list in 1960-1969 and reached its top rank of #385 in the U.S. in 1996, and is currently at #733. (2018 BIRTH STATISTICS)
Which version is better?
Popular varying forms of Kristian (#733 LAST YEAR) ranked in the Top 2000 are Christiaan, Christian (#55), Cristian (#301), Cristiano (#935) and Krystian. These relations of Kristian reached the top of their popularity 2 decades ago (AVERAGE #1057) and are now much less widespread (#1004, DOWN 55.4%). Christian is more ubiquitous than the rest, though Cristiano has gained in popularity over time.
Similar Names
Kristian is pronounced similarly to Chrystian. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Aristide, Aristio, Bastian, Brittan, Crispian, Crispin, Drostan, Kilian, Killian▲, Krispin, Kristof, Kristofel, Kristofer▼, Kristoff, Kristofor, Kristos, Krystof, Tristam, Tristan, Tristen▼, Tristian▲, Tristin▼, Triston▼, Tristram, Tristyn, Trystan and Wriston. These names tend to be more frequently used than Kristian.
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