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Acceptable to use for a girl?
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To me it isn't, because it's a common male name in Sweden, but it's not the word for a christian in Swedish ( Kristen is ) , so I get a different image depending on if I say it in English or Swedish (if that makes sense?).
In English I don't think it's good to use at all, but if it must be used it is all male to me.
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I think it can, I knew a girl at school named Kristian and I have a male friend named Kristen (he goes by Kris)
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It used to beIn Tudor times onwards up 'til at least the Puritan era, Christian was almost always feminine in English-speaking areas. I don't know when the female-to-male gender shift happened, but I think I believe it was certainly by the Victorian era.I don't think Christian is good for a girl today though. But more for the fact that it's the name of a religion, and as an atheist/agnostic it's not for me.
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I personally think Christian is not an acceptable name for either sex; many people will automatically assume that one is a Christian because of his/her name Christian.
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No!My reason: In Denmark it's only allowed for boys to be named that. So to me it's only for use on boys. Yes we can only use names on approved names lists. Sucks but in some cases I love that law.
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I don't see why Christian can't be used for a girl. After all, a Christian can be of either sex. Still, I prefer Christiane which is far lovelier, imo.
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Yes
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I know a girl named Christian, and I just think it works better on a boy. I do think it's acceptable for a girl, though. What about Christiana?
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Yeah, sure. It was a girls' name in mediaeval times. Christian was the everyday form of both Christianus and Christiana - since English is not a gendered language.I wouldn't use it personally because it's too loaded with religion. I say this despite knowing a man named Christian who isn't even christened. His parents just liked it.

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Please noI know this is liked by some for a girl, but this is the ONLY Chris- name I still actually like, and I only like seeing it on a boy. What about Christin? I would prefer to see another Kristen (however its spelled) then Christian on a girl.
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I think on school registers etc she'd be repeatedly mistaked to be a boy and it might gte very annoying for her
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I know one, so it doesn't seem out of the realms of possibility (she's actually Kristian nn Krissy), but I'd much rather see it for a boy.Array
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