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Dictionary of Medieval Names
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Christian m. Latin christianus 'Christian'.

The name of a 15th C king of Denmark and three 16th C kings of Denmark.

Brabant
Latin
● 1312 Cristianus (nom) JeanIII p. 28
Estonia
Middle Low German
● 1386 Kerstianus BbRT p. 338; 1400 Kersten ibid. p. 342; 1413 Kersten ibid. p. 346; 1420 Kersten ibid. p. 349; 1437 Kersten ibid. p. 360
France
Latin
● 1101x1129 Christianus (nom) CartStPC XXII; 1107 Christianus (nom) ibid. XVII; a1108 Christianus (nom) ibid. XXI; 1147 Christiano (abl) clairvaux-12thc 19; 1147x1162 Christianus (nom) ibid. 44; 1180 Christiano (abl) RotScaNor p. 12; 1301 Christiani (gen) MemPic-vol17 p. 261; 1378 Christiani (gen) hanquetvol1 135, Christiano (dat) ibid. 393
Old French
● 1296 Crestien paris1296 p. 51
Middle French
● 1418 Chrestien HGParis p. 388
Germany
Latin
● 822x75 Cristin (nom) TradCorb §40; 1228 Christianus (nom) hennes-vol1 74; 1230 Christianus (nom) ibid. p. 91
Early New High German
● 1402 Christan (nom) mairhofer DCLXX; 1403 Christan (nom) ibid. DCLXXVI; 1429 Christan (nom) ibid. DCCXXXIII; 1497 Cristin Nurn1497 1123
Latvia
Latin
● 1291 Christiano (dat) RigSB 32
The Netherlands
Dutch
● 1570 Christiaen MagMiddelburg-1560; 1571 Christiaen ibid.
Scotland
Latin
● 1238 Cristino (abl) CartLevenax p. 13
Sweden
Old Swedish
● 1383 Cristern SRA-vol2 no. 1911
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