indicate the level to which a name has been verified.
Gender Masculine & Feminine
Usage Dutch, Flemish, Danish (Archaic), German (Archaic)
Other Forms FormsChrest (German, archaic)
Meaning & History
Short form of given names that contain the Greek adjective χριστός (christos) meaning "anointed", such as Christiaan, Christian, Christine and Christoffel.The name is unisex in the Dutch-speaking world (such as Flanders and the Netherlands), but much more commonly used on males than on females.