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Christian is an English surname from the Latin "Christianus" meaning follower of Christ, [1] from "christus" ("anointed"), created to translate the Hebrew messiah. [2] As one of the native Manx surnames , the name originates as an anglicisation of "Mac Christen"; [ 3 ] Notable people with the surname include:
Albanians of Muslim background often bear Christian last names (denoting former Christian origin), and those with Christian often bear Muslim last names (which many in Northern regions adopted thinking it would lead to better treatment from the Ottoman authorities), although the holders of Bektashi surnames are usually actually of Bektashi ...
A Christian name, sometimes referred to as a baptismal name, is a religious personal name given on the occasion of a Christian baptism, though now most often given by parents at birth. [1] In English-speaking cultures , a person's Christian name is commonly their first name and is typically the name by which the person is primarily known.
Christie is a surname of Scottish origin.. The name originated as a patronymic, meaning "son of Christian" or "son of Christopher". [1] When used as a personal name in present-day English, it is a pet form of the personal name Christian [2] (or, for females, of Christine/Christina).
Throughout various Arabic-speaking Christian communities, the surname and members of the family are widely known. The family names Saleeby and Saliba have been in use in Lebanon, Palestine and Syria since at least the 2nd century AD and are speculated by many to be one of the first Christian family names. Orthodox Church Beirut Lebanon
Christian is a unisex given name, which originated as a baptismal name used by persons of the Christian religion. It has been used as a given name since the Middle Ages , originally for males. It was later used for females, [ 1 ] without any feminising word endings.
Konkani language variants of most Goan Catholic names are derived from Hebrew, Greek, and Latin names from the Old and New Testament Biblical canons.Nowadays Hindu names like Sandeep, Rahul and Anita, etc. are also given.
Sybil or Sibyl is a feminine given name of Greek origin given in reference to the sibyls, oracles of Ancient Greece. It has been in common use in Christian countries since the Middle Ages . Latinate forms of the name in use by 1381 included Sibilla and Sibilia .