Original Latin form: Christianus (kris-tee-ahn-oos)
English form: Christian (KRIST-yen, KRIS-chen)
Modern masculine forms:
- Carsten (KAHR-sten)--German. Also spelled Karsten.
- Christer (KRIS-tehr)--Danish, Swedish. Also spelled Krister.
- Cristian (kris-TYAHN)--Romanian, Spanish
- Kristen (KRIS-ten)--Danish, Norwegian. Also spelled Christen.
Modern feminine forms:
- Cairistìona (kah-ris-TEEN-ah)--Scottish
- Christiane (kris-tee-AHN)--French
- Christine (kris-TEEN)--French
- Cristiana (krees-TYAHN-ah)--Italian, Portuguese
- Kerstin (KER-sten)--German
- Kilikina (kee-lee-kee-nah)--Hawaiian
- Kirsten (KEER-sten)--Scandinavian
- Kistiñe (kees-tee-nyeh)--Basque
- Kristin (KRIS-ten)--German, Scandinavian
- Krysia (KRISH-yah)--Polish
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