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Kristian
Kristian
See also: Kristián
Danish
Proper noun
Kristian
- A male given name, a spelling variant of Christian.
Derived terms
- (surname) Kristiansen
References
- Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 72 098 males with the given name Kristian (compared to 146 350 named Christian) have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1900s decade. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
Faroese
Proper noun
Kristian m
- A male given name.
Usage notes
- son of Kristian: Kristiansson
- daughter of Kristian: Kristiansdóttir
Declension
| Singular | |
| Indefinite | |
| Nominative | Kristian |
| Accusative | Kristian |
| Dative | Kristiani |
| Genitive | Kristians |
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkristiɑn/
- Hyphenation: Kris‧ti‧an
Proper noun
Kristian
- A male given name, cognate to English Christian.
Declension
| Inflection of Kristian (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kristian | Kristianit | |
| genitive | Kristianin | Kristianien | |
| partitive | Kristiania | Kristianeja | |
| illative | Kristianiin | Kristianeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Kristian | Kristianit | |
| accusative | nom. | Kristian | Kristianit |
| gen. | Kristianin | ||
| genitive | Kristianin | Kristianien | |
| partitive | Kristiania | Kristianeja | |
| inessive | Kristianissa | Kristianeissa | |
| elative | Kristianista | Kristianeista | |
| illative | Kristianiin | Kristianeihin | |
| adessive | Kristianilla | Kristianeilla | |
| ablative | Kristianilta | Kristianeilta | |
| allative | Kristianille | Kristianeille | |
| essive | Kristianina | Kristianeina | |
| translative | Kristianiksi | Kristianeiksi | |
| instructive | — | Kristianein | |
| abessive | Kristianitta | Kristianeitta | |
| comitative | — | Kristianeineen | |
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Norwegian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Chrīstiānus. Recorded as a given name in Norway since the 14th century.
Proper noun
Kristian
- A male given name.
Related terms
- (male given names;) Chris, Christer, Karsten
- (female given names:) Kristin, Kristine
- (surnames:) Christiansen, Kristiansen
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
- Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk:15 707 males with the given name Kristian (compared to 13 192 named Christian) living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with a frequency peak in the 19th century and a minor peak in the 1990s. Accessed on April 29th, 2011.
Swedish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin Christianus, which was first recorded as a given name in Sweden in 1291.
Proper noun
Kristian
- A male given name.
Related terms
- (male given names) Christer, Krister
- (female given names) Christina, Kerstin, Kristina
- (surnames) Christiansson, Kristiansson
References
- Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, ISBN 91-21-10937-0
- Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, ISBN 9119551622: 14 967 males with the given name Kristian (compared to 36 914 named Christian) living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1970s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.