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Boy's nameOrigin: Latin, GreekThis name does not have a nameday in the official SK calendar

Kristijan

Kristijan is a masculine name used in several South Slavic languages, such as Croatian and Slovenian, with its English equivalent being Christian. It belongs to an internationally widespread family of names rooted in Christian tradition.

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Spelling Variants & Registry Records

Comparison of forms with and without diacritics

Number of bearers: 4 · Spelling Variants & Registry Records: 2

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Origin and etymology of the name

Scholarly onomastic and linguistic analysis
Linguistic explanation and meaning

The name Kristijan means follower of Christ and its origin points to the Christian faith.

Detailed Slovak etymology analysis

Kristijan je juhoslovanská podoba mena pochádzajúceho z latinského Christianus, teda „kresťan, nasledovník Krista“. Základom je latinské Christus z gréckeho Christós, „pomazaný“. Latinský pôvod označuje bezprostredný základ mena, grécky jeho hlbší etymologický koreň.

Sources and scholarly methodology: Etymológiu a medzinárodné ekvivalenty dokladá Portal suvremenih hrvatskih osobnih imena, heslo Kristijan. Slovenské skloňovanie je aplikáciou vzoru chlap. Uvedené domácke tvary sú možné rodinné oslovenia, nie overený zoznam obľúbených slovenských zdrobnenín tohto variantu. Konkrétne heslo v knihe Milana Majtána a Mateja Považaja Vyberte si meno pre svoje dieťa nebolo priamo overené; profil preto nemožno vydávať za stanovisko JÚĽŠ SAV ani za reprodukciu tejto príručky.

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Medzinárodný cestovateľský index

Ako ľahko sa meno Kristijan vyslovuje v cudzine, zapisuje na letenky a vníma vo svete

100 / 100Svetobežník (Globálne meno)
Stupeň medzinárodnej adaptácie100 %
Zápis v pase / na letenke:

KRISTIJAN

100 % zhodný s pôvodným tvarom
Písmo a diakritika:

Bez diakritiky (ASCII)

Univerzálny medzinárodný zápis
Svetové jazyky:

19 cudzích podôb

Česky, Anglicky, Maďarsky
Cestovateľské výhody mena
  • •Zápis bez diakritiky – 100 % zhodný s medzinárodnými pasmi, letenkami a cudzími klávesnicami.
  • •Univerzálna výslovnosť – neobsahuje zhluky hlások náročné pre cudzincov.
  • •Globálne rozšírené meno – má priame ekvivalenty vo viac než 9 svetových jazykoch.

Name days and calendars

Dates in Slovak and international calendars
4 December
Croatian Calendar
Pronunciation and phonetic note:

Výslovnosť: kris-ti-jan, s krátkym a; nezamieňať so slovenskou podobou Kristián.

Grammar & Cases

Overview of grammatical cases for greetings, cards, and official use
Syllable count: 3
1. Nominative:Who, what?
Kristijan
2. Genitive:Of whom, of what?
Kristijana
3. Dative:To whom, to what?
Kristijanovi
4. Accusative:Whom, what?
Kristijana
5. Vocative (address):Direct address
Kristijan!
6. Locative:About whom, about what?
Kristijanovi
7. Instrumental:With whom, with what?
Kristijanom

Diminutives and pet forms

Affectionate and family nicknames
Domestic forms, nicknames and diminutives:
KristijankoKristijkoKrisKrisko
Formal address:Official correspondence and formal occasions
Dear Mr. Kristijan
Familiar address (intimate form):Addressing family and friends
Kristijan! Kristijanko!

Notable figures named Kristijan

15

People connected to this name according to Wikidata and editorial sources.

All personalities catalog
Kristijan Jakić
born 1997Notable Figure

Croatian association football player

Kristijan Bistrović
born 1998Notable Figure

Croatian association football player

Kristijan Đurasek
born 1987Notable Figure

road bicycle racer

Kristijan Naumowski
born 1988Notable Figure

Macedonian footballer

Kristijan Fris
born 1984Notable Figure

Serbian Greco-Roman wrestler

Kristijan Kahlina
born 1992Notable Figure

Croatian footballer

Kristijan Golubović
born 1969Notable Figure

Serbian former mobster and martial artist

Kristijan Nikolov
born 1996Notable Figure

Turkish basketball player

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Kristijan Smith

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85 / 100Very good
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Initials / monogram:with dots:K.S.without dots:KS
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