Kristian - the Background and Meaning of the Name - Also Used by Some Famous Persons

The boy's and girl's name Kristian \k-ris-tian,Kristian Ghedina (born November 20, 1969) is an
kr(i)-stian\ is pronounced KRIS-t'-yun. It is ofItalian former Alpine skier, currently a car racer.
Scandinavian origin. Variant of Christian (Greek)He was the most victorious downhill specialist
"anointed Christian".Other meanings of the name isever for Italy in the Alpine skiing World Cup.
the follower of Christ, or follows Christ.Kristian-Joy Alfonso (born September 5, 1963 in
Kristian has 3 variant forms: Krist, Kristan andBrockton, Massachusetts) is an American soap
Kristien.opera actress.
Baby names that sound like Kristian are KrystianKristian Huselius (born November 10, 1978 in
and Cristian.Ã-sterhaninge, Sweden) is a professional ice
Kristian is a very rare male first name and a veryhockey player.
rare surname in the USA (source: 1990 U.S.Lauri Kristian Relander (May 31, 1883 - February 9,
Census). In Scandinavia it is used pretty often, as1942) was the second President of Finland
well as it is found used in Northern European(1925-1931). A prominent member of the Agrarian
countries like Germany, France and Greece.League, he served as a member of Parliament,
Kristian can also be found in different variations,and as Speaker, before his election as President.
dependant upon which country it is used:Kristian Schmid (born in Victoria on November 28,
Kristian (Danish)1974) is an Australian actor who first appeared as
Kristian (Norwegian)Todd Landers in the popular Australian soap opera
Kristian (English)Neighbours. Later he starred as Adam Newman in
Kristian (Greek)the 1990s remake of The Tomorrow People.
Kristian (Scandinavian)While on a four year work permit in the UK he
There are lots of variations with the samemade appearances on several UK television
meaning as Kristian:shows, he was voted by the public to be covered
Christien (French)in gunge and slime on Noel's House Party, and two
Cretien (French)years later had to sit under a large nose emitting
Christian (Greek)pretend 'snot' on kids show Gimme 5.
Christiano (Greek)Kristian Hoffman is an American musician. His
Cretien (Greek)sister is writer Nina Kiriki Hoffman.
Khrystiyanr (Greek)"Kong Kristian" (King Christian), or "Kongesangen"
Krischanr (Greek)(The King's Song), is the royal anthem of
Krzysztofr (Greek)Denmark. Composed by Ditlev Ludvig Rogert and
Carsten (Latin)adopted in 1780, it is one of the oldest in the
Carston (Latin)world. The lyrics first appeared in 1779, in
Christiann (Latin)Johannes Ewald's historical drama, The Fishermen.
Cristiano (Latin)It is often mixed with the civil national anthems of
Kerstan (Latin)Denmark, "Der er et yndigt land".
Christie (Scottish)The music was composed by Friedrich Kuhlau in
Christy (Scottish)1828 for the play Elverhøj.
Kersten (Slavic)"Kong Kristian" is performed only in relations to
Cristiano (Spanish)the royal family, and normally only the first verse
Kfister (Swedish)is played or sung. "Der er et yndigt land", which is
Krist (Swedish)solely a civic national anthem, is used in every
Kristar (Swedish)other national occasions.
Krystiyan (Ukrainian)Kristian Sarkies (born October 25, 1986 in
Crist (Welsh)Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian football
Some famous persons having Kristian as their(soccer) player who plays in midfield for Adelaide
first or middle nameUnited as part of the A-League. Sarkies grew up
Kristian Solmer Vedel (March 2, 1923 - March 5,in Dingley Village, a suburb in Melbourne's
2003) was a Danish industrial designer and part ofSouth-East. Upon scoring his first A-League goal,
the Scandinavian Design movement.Sarkies handsignaled Dingley's postcode (3172) in
Kristian Hellström (July 24, 1880 -his celebration.
June 14, 1946) was a Swedish athlete whoKristian Niemann is a guitarist, member of Therion,
competed mainly in the 1500 metres.Lithium and Demonoid bands. He studied jazz at
Strachkvas (Kristián) (28 SeptemberMusicians Institute. In 1996 his song "Industrial
929 or 935, Prague - 996, Prague) was a princeType Thang" was featured in JSR Records'
of Bohemia, son of Boleslav I and brother ofcompilation Hottest Unknown Guitarists. His style
Boleslav II, member of the P?emyslid dynasty. Aof playing mostly centers around legato and
clergyman, he finally became the Bishop of Praguesweep picking. He is also brother of Johan
but died during consecration.Niemann.
Kristian Peter Pless (born February 9, 1981 inKristian Valen is a Norwegian comedian and
Odense, Denmark) is a professional male tennispopstar. He was born on the 13th October, 1974,
player from Denmark.in Stavanger in Western Norway. He started his
Kristian Birkeland (December 13, 1867 - June 15,career in radio, and has now had two
1917) was born in Christiania (Oslo today) andTV-programs and released one CD.
wrote his first scientific paper at the age of 18.Kristian Hargreaves was a fictional character on
He organized several expeditions to Norway'sthe long-running Channel 4 British television soap
high-latitude regions where he established aopera Hollyoaks.
network of observatories under the auroralHe was played by actor Max Brown between
regions to collect magnetic field data. The results2002-2004.
of the Norwegian Polar Expedition conducted fromKristian Merrill Bush (born March 14, 1970) is a
1899 to 1900 contained the first determination ofsinger/songwriter. He was born in Knoxville,
the global pattern of electric currents in the polarTennessee. He is the guitar/mandolin player, singer
region from ground magnetic field measurements.and songwriter of the Grammy-nominated
The discovery of X-rays inspired Birkeland tocountry music duo Sugarland. Previously, Bush
develop vacuum chambers to study the influencewas a member of the Atlanta-based musical duo
of magnets on cathode rays. An example of oneBilly Pilgrim.
of his experiments is depicted on the left front ofOle Kristian Furuseth (born January 7, 1967) is a
the bank note. It shows a magnetized terrella,Norwegian former Alpine skier. He won his first
simulating the Earth, suspended in an evacuatedWorld Cup victory in Furano in 1989 and his final
box. Birkeland noticed that an electron beamWorld Cup victory in Bormio in 2000. Furuseth
directed toward the terrella was guided towardwon a bronze medal in the slalom competition at
the magnetic poles and produced rings of lightthe 1991 World Championships in Saalbach. He
around the poles and concluded that the aurorawon a silver medal at the 1998 Olympics in
could be produced in a similar way. He developedNagano. He retired as an alpine skier in 2002.
a theory in which energetic electrons wereFuruseth has nine World Cup victories three in
ejected from sunspots on the solar surface,Giant Slalom and six in Slalom
directed to the Earth, and guided to the Earth'sKristian Schultze is one half of the German New
polar regions by the geomagnetic field where theyAge band Cusco. Schultze has partnered up with
produced the visible aurora. Birkeland wasMichael Holm and the two have produced
nominated for the Nobel Prize no less than sevennumerous new age albums. However, Schultze is
times.less prominent of the duo, as Holm has been
Kristian Lundin (born May 7, 1973) is a Swedishleading figure in the band's composition. The two
composer, music producer and songwriter.met in late 1970s where they discovered they
David Kristian (born November 5, 1967) is ashared a similar interest in pre-colonial America.
Canadian musician and film score composer.