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
- Middle Dutch
- ● 1336 Kerstiane (dat) RSG1336-39 p. 26
- Dutch
- ● 1572 Christiaen MPSA p. 78;
1597x1598 Christiaen BoonenGes p. 322
- Brabant
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- Latin
- ● 1312 Cristianus (nom) JeanIII p. 28
- Czech Republic
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- Latin
- ● 1388 Cristanus (nom) LDFPUP1 p. 15;
1391 Cristanus (nom) ibid. p. 16
- Middle High German
- ● 1389 Cristan (nom) Rössler1 118
- Denmark
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- Latin
- ● 1362 Christiernus (nom) MIRGPCM4 XVI-V
- Danish
- ● 1581 Charstenn KD-1 no. 362,
Chresten ibid. no. 362,
Chrestenn ibid. no. 362
- England
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- Latin
- ● 1183 Christianus (nom) BoldonBuke p. 10
- Dutch
- ● 1504 Christiaen AuFr Porgue;
1571 Christiaen ibid. p. 88,
Kristiaen ibid. Claeszes;
1572 Christiaen ibid. Claijs,
Christiaens (gen) ibid. Kone;
1573 Christiaen ibid. Cuenen;
1574 Christiaen ibid. p. 90;
1575 Christiaen ibid. Crabbe;
1576 Christiaen ibid. Beecman;
1577 Christiaen ibid. Boeije;
1578 Christiaan ibid. Kone,
Christiaans (gen) ibid. Boeije,
Christiaen ibid. p. 88,
Christiaens (gen) ibid. Kone;
1579 Christiaans (gen) ibid. Boeije,
Christianus ibid. Boeije;
1580 Christiaans (gen) ibid. Boeije,
Christiaen ibid. Cuenen;
1581 Christiaan ibid. Kone,
Christiaens (gen) ibid. Kone;
1582 Christiaan ibid. Gorgu,
Christiaans (gen) ibid. Swaassel,
Christiaens (gen) ibid. Konen;
1585 Christiaen ibid. Strazeele;
1586 Christiaen ibid. Straseele;
1588 Christiaen ibid. Halars;
1589 Christiaan ibid. Gorgu;
1591 Christiaan ibid. Gorgue;
1593 Christiaan ibid. Gorgu;
1594 Christiaan ibid. Gorgu;
1596 Christiaen ibid. Oltens;
1599 Christiaen ibid. Hulters
- 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;
fin11thC Christiani (gen) St-Barnard-Romans no. 154;
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
- ● 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;
1271 Christiani (gen) hennes-vol1 218;
1276 Christiani (gen) ibid. 246;
1277 Christiani (gen) ibid. 255,
Christiano (abl) ibid. 254;
1281 Christiano (abl) ibid. 275;
1289 Cristiano (abl) ibid. 318;
1292 Cristiano (abl) ibid. 324;
1303 Cristiano (abl) BremUrk2 no. 25,
Cristianus (nom) ibid. no. 25;
1309 Kristiano (abl) VFBStralsund 16;
1313 Kristiano (abl) ibid. 31
- 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
- ● 1366 Cristianum (acc) Livi 78;
1376 Crestiano (abl) DouGen1 p. 95,
Cristiano (abl) ibid. p. 21
- Latvia
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- Latin
- ● 1287 Cristiano (dat) RigSB 505;
1288 Christiano (dat) ibid. 539;
1289 Christiano (dat) ibid. 132,
Christianus (nom) ibid. 998;
1290 Christiano (dat) ibid. 611;
1291 Christiano (dat) ibid. 32;
1292 Christiano (dat) ibid. 685;
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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- Middle Dutch
- ◑ 1383 Kersteken (nom) GesOIJ-4 p. 186
- 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.
- Poland
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- Latin
- ● 1216 Cristianus (nom) UrkMeck1 no. VI
- Sweden
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- Latin
- ● 1350 Cristiarno (dat) SDHK no. 6060
- Old Swedish
- ● 1383 Cristern SRA-vol2 no. 1911
- Switzerland
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- Latin
- ● 1475 Cristanum (acc) MHCG2 240;
1478 Cristan (nom) ibid. 244;
1515 Cristano (abl) ibid. 288
Cite as: R. Le Get, S.L. Uckelman. "Christian". In S.L. Uckelman, ed. The Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, Edition 2020, no. 1. http://dmnes.org/2020/1/name/Christian.