Christian
  m.
  
  Latin christianus 'Christian'.
  
  
  
  The name of a 15th C king of Denmark and three 16th C kings of Denmark.
 
  
  
- Belgium
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1133 Christiano (abl) CartStBert 13
 
 
- Brabant
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1312 Cristianus (nom) JeanIII p. 28
 
 
- England
 
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- Dutch
 
- ● 1571 Kristiaen AuFr Claeszes;
 1572 Christiaen ibid. Claijs;
 1573 Christiaen ibid. Cuenen;
 1575 Christiaen ibid. Crabbe;
 1576 Christiaen ibid. Beecman;
 1577 Christiaen ibid. Boeije;
 1578 Christiaans (gen) ibid. Boeije;
 1579 Christiaans (gen) ibid. Boeije,
 Christianus ibid. Boeije;
 1580 Christiaans (gen) ibid. Boeije,
 Christiaen ibid. Cuenen
 
 
- Estonia
 
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- 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;
 1441 Kersten ibid. p. 363;
 1524x1532 Kersten (nom) Saareste1923b p. 145;
 1550 Kersten (nom) Kalakaupmees p. 258
 
- ◑ 1592 Kerstick Tiik1977 p. 287
 
 
- France
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 833 Cristian (nom) CartRed VII;
 1101x1129 Christiano (abl) CartStPC XXXII,
 Christianus (nom) ibid. XXII;
 1107 Christianus (nom) ibid. XVII;
 a1108 Christianus (nom) ibid. XXI;
 1147 Christiano (abl) clairvaux-12thc 19;
 1147x1162 Christianus (nom) ibid. 44;
 1172 Christianus (nom) ibid. 146;
 1177 Christianus (nom) ibid. 165;
 1179 Christianus (nom) ibid. 175;
 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
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 822x875 Cristin (nom) TradCorb §40;
 1218 Cristianus (nom) hennes-vol1 30;
 1228 Christianus (nom) ibid. 74;
 1230 Christianus (nom) ibid. p. 91;
 1249 Christianus (nom) ibid. 135;
 1259 Cristianus (nom) CDL-1.1.1 XXXI
 
- Early New High German
 
- ● 1402 Christan (nom) mairhofer DCLXX;
 1403 Christan (nom) ibid. DCLXXVI;
 1429 Christan (nom) ibid. DCCXXXIII;
 1497 Cristin Nurn1497 1123
 
 
- Italy
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1376 Crestiano (abl) DouGen1 p. 95,
 Cristiano (abl) ibid. p. 21
 
 
- Latvia
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1287 Cristiano (dat) RigSB 505;
 1289 Christiano (dat) ibid. 132;
 1291 Christiano (dat) ibid. 32;
 1299 Cristianus (nom) ibid. 277;
 1300 Christiani (gen) ibid. 410
 
- Middle Low German
 
- ● 1506 Kerſten Mettig1892 p. 7;
 1517 Kerſten ibid. p. 7;
 1523 Kersten Arbusow p. 99;
 1524 Kersten ibid. p. 99
 
 
- The Netherlands
 
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- Dutch
 
- ● 1570 Christiaen MagMiddelburg-1560;
 1571 Christiaen ibid.;
 1589 Christiaen ibid.;
 1590 Christiaen ibid.;
 1591 Christiaen ibid.;
 1592 Christiaen ibid.;
 1595 Christiaen ibid.;
 1596 Christiaen ibid.;
 1599 Christiaen ibid.
 
 
- Sweden
 
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- Latin
 
- ● 1350 Cristiarno (dat) SDHK no. 6060
 
- Old Swedish
 
- ● 1383 Cristern SRA-vol2 no. 1911
 
 
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Christian". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2016, no. 2. http://dmnes.org/2016/2/name/Christian.