Christiaan

Greek or English from Latin

"anointed one or follower of Christ"

Christiaan Origin and Meaning

Variation of Christian

Famous People Named Christiaan

• Christiaan Eijkman Dutch physiologist and Nobel Prize winner
• Christiaan Huygens Dutch mathematician and scientist
• Christiaan Neethling Barnard South African cardiac surgeon who performed the world's first successful heart transplant
• Christiaan Hendrik Persoon Dutch mycologist
• Christiaan Rudolf de Wet South African Boer general, rebel leader and politician
• Christiaan Petrus Scholtz South African rugby union player
• Christiaan 'Matie' Ludolph de Wet du Toit South African military commander
• Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje Dutch Orientalist who advised the colonial government of Indonesia
• Pieter Christiaan Michiel van Vollenhoven, Prince of Orange,Nassau