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christer

LANGUAGE FAMILY:

indo-european > hellenic > greek

ORIGIN:

greek 

NAME ROOT:

KHRī́ō ‎-TOS > KHRīSTóS > KHRISTIANóS

NATIVE NAME ROOT:

KHRī́ō ‎(χρῑ́ω) -TOS ‎(-τος) KHRīSTóS ‎(χρῑστός) KHRISTIANóS ‎(Χριστιανός)

MEANING:

This name derives from the Latin “Christianus”, meaning "Christian, follower of Christ". The term “Christ” was applied to Jesus by early Greek-speaking Christians. In turn the name derives from the Ancient Greek “khrī́ō ‎(χρῑ́ω) -tos ‎(-τος) khrīstós ‎(χρῑστός)", meaning “Messiah or Christ, an epithet of Jesus of Nazareth, to be rubbed on, used as ointment or salve" (Hebrew translation of “Māšîaḥ”, commonly spelled in English “messiah” (Arabic: al-Masīḥ), which also means "anointed”. Messiah is used as a title for Jesus in the New Testament. Christian in the 17th and 18th centuries was a popular female first name in Scotland. 1) Christian I (1426–1481) was a Danish monarch of the Oldenburg dynasty, King of Denmark. 2) Christian II (1481–1559) reigned as King of Denmark and Norway from 1513 until 1523 and of Sweden from 1520 until 1521. 2) Saint Christian was Bishop and brother of St. Malachy of Armagh. His Celtic name was Croistan O'Morgair. In 1126, Christian was named the bishop of Clogher, in Ireland.

KEYWORDS:

RELIGION (SAINTS) / RELIGION (BISHOPS)

• danish
• finnish
• norwegian
• old swedish
• swedish

VARIANTS

danish

christian, carsten, karsten, kristian, christen, kresten, kristen, krystian, cristian, kristjan, Chrestian, Krestian, Christiern, Kristiern, Kartin

finnish

christian, carsten, karsten, kristian, krystian, cristian, kristiaani, kristjan, risjaan, risjaani, ristiaan, ristiaani, ristian, ristjan

norwegian

christian, carsten, karsten, kristian, christen, kristen, krystian, cristian, kristjan, Kristiern

old swedish

carsten, karsten, Christiern, Kasten

swedish

christian, carsten, karsten, kristian, krystian, cristian, kristjan, Christiern, Kristiern, Kasten

FEMININE

danish

christiana, christina, christine, kristina, christiane, kristiane, krystyna, cristiana, kerstin, kjerstin, cristina, kristine, kirsten, kristin, chrestina, chrestine, christinna, cristine, krestina, krestine, kristinna, kjersten, kjesten, kersti, stinna, stinne, Kjærsti, Kierstine, Kjerstine, Kjestine, Kerstine, Cristiane, Krestiane, Kristiana, Kristjana, Kirstina, Kirstine, Christianna, Christianne, Kristianna, Kristianne

finnish

christiana, christina, christine, kristina, christiane, krystyna, kerstin, kjerstin, cristina, kirsten, kristin, cristine, kristiina, ristiina, ristiinä, ristina, ristinä, kersti, stiina, Kristiana, Kirstine, Christianne

norwegian

christiana, christina, christine, kristina, christiane, kristiane, krystyna, cristiana, kerstin, kjerstin, cristina, kristine, kiersten, kirsten, kristin, cristine, kerste, kersti, stinken, Kjerstina, Kjerstine, Cristiane, Krestiane, Kristiana, Kristjana, Kirstina, Kirstine, Christianne, Kristianna, Kristianne

old swedish

christina, kristina, cristina, cristine, Kierstin

swedish

christiana, christina, christine, kristina, christiane, kristiane, krystyna, cristiana, kerstin, kjerstin, cristina, kristine, kiersten, kirsten, kristin, cristine, kristiina, kristinna, cherstin, kersta, kerste, kersten, kersti, kärsti, stinne, Kierstin, Cerstin, Kerstina, Kerstine, Cristiane, Krestiane, Kristiana, Kristjana, Kirstina, Kirstine, Christianna, Christianne, Kristianna, Kristianne

PET & SHORT FORM

danish

christie, krister, stinus

finnish

krister, Kristan, Crister

norwegian

krister, stinus, stines, Kristan, Crister

swedish

christi, christie, krister, stinus, Kristan, Crister, Krester

LANGUAGES

bulgarian

kristian, kristiyan, khristiyan

catalan

Cristià

croatian

kristijan

czech

Křišťan

dutch

christiaan, christijn

english

christian, kristen

estonian

kristjan

faroese

christian, kristian, kristjan, Karstin, Kartni, Kartin

french

christian, chrÉtien

galician

cristian

georgian

k’ristian

german

christian, carsten, karsten, kristian

greenlandic

christian, carsten, karsten, kristian, Karistiaat, Kajistiaat, Kalistiaat

hungarian - magyar

krisztiÁn

icelandic

christian, kristian, kristinn, kristján

irish

Croistan

italian

christian, cristiano, cristian, cristino

latin

christianus

latvian

krišjānis, Kristers, Kristiāns

lithuanian

kristijonas

macedonian

kristijan, hristijan

old danish

christian, carsten, karsten, Christiern

old norse

christian

polish

krystian

portuguese

cristiano

romanian

cristian

serbian

kristijan

slovene

kristijan, kristjan, Krstan

spanish

cristiÁn

ukrainian

kristian, khrystyyan

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Chakra Number:

1: The number of the Root Chakra "Muladhara"

The first of the seven energy centers, Muladhara is also the most dense of them all. The main color of this chakra is red which is also the most dense color of all. Learn about the meaning of red chakra color and discover the less known second color found at the centre of muladhara.

Color meaning:

The color red is a warm and positive color associated with our most physical needs and our will to survive. It exudes a strong and powerful masculine energy. Red is energizing. It excites the emotions and motivates us to take action. It signifies a pioneering spirit and leadership qualities, promoting ambition and determination. It is also strong-willed and can give confidence to those who are shy or lacking in will power.