Given name · also Latin
Kristián
“Christ, anointed one”
Kristián is a masculine given name from Latin, ultimately from Ancient Greek. It is used in Czech and Slovak.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Kristián goes back to a word meaning “Christ, anointed one.”
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Where it comes from
Kristián comes from Latin, and ultimately from Ancient Greek.
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How it developed
From Latin Chrīstiānus, from Ancient Greek Χριστιανός.
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Kristián’s family of names
In Czech usage, Kristián has a diminutive in Kristiánek. In Czech usage, Kristián has a conventional equivalent in the English form Christian. In Czech usage, Kristián has a conventional equivalent in the Romanian form Cristian.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Kristián has relatives in 23 languages. Lines run from its Ancient Greek roots to each of them.
23 related names in 23 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 5
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 22
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 3
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Kristián
- Kristián KudročSlovak ice hockey playerborn 1981
- Kristián PospíšilSlovak ice hockey playerborn 1996
- Kristián KoštrnaSlovak soccer playerborn 1993
- Kristián KolčákSlovak soccer playerborn 1990
- Kristián ValloSlovak association football playerborn 1998
- Kristián HynekCzech mountain bike riderborn 1980
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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