Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. kree-STYA-no(Italian) kreesh-TYU-noo(European Portuguese) krees-CHYU-noo(Brazilian Portuguese)  [key·IPA]

Meaning & History

Italian and Portuguese form of Christian. A famous bearer is Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-).

Related Names

Feminine FormsCristiana, Cristina(Italian) Cristiana, Cristina(Portuguese)
Other Languages & CulturesHristiyan, Kristian, Kristiyan, Hristo(Bulgarian) Kristijan, Krsto(Croatian) Kristián(Czech) Carsten, Christian, Karsten, Kristian, Chris, Christen, Christer, Kresten, Kris, Kristen(Danish) Christiaan, Chris(Dutch) Christian, Chris, Kris(English) Kristjan, Kristo, Risto(Estonian) Kristian, Risto(Finnish) Kris(Flemish) Chrétien, Christian(French) Christian, Chris(German) Krisztián(Hungarian) Kristján(Icelandic) Christianus(Late Roman) Krišjānis, Kristiāns, Krišs(Latvian) Kristijonas(Lithuanian) Carsten, Karsten(Low German) Hristijan, Kristijan, Hristo(Macedonian) Christian, Karsten, Kristian, Christen, Kristen(Norwegian) Krystian, Krystyn(Polish) Cristian, Cristi(Romanian) Kristijan, Krsto(Serbian) Kristián(Slovak) Kristijan, Kristjan(Slovene) Kito(Sorbian) Cristián, Cristian(Spanish) Christian, Kristian, Christer, Krister(Swedish)

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Entry updated April 16, 2019