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Christiane

OriginGerman and French feminine form of Christian
Meaning"follower of Christ"
GenderBoy & girl
US rank · boysUnranked

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US rank · girlsUnranked

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About Christiane

There are not one but two notable modern women with this name: journalist Christiane Amanpour and physician/author Christiane Northrup. In Germany, the pronunciation is kris-tee-AH-na while in France, it's kris-tee-AHN — and in the U.S., there's sure to be confusion. While Christiane is not stylish, it's a strong, attractive, unusual-though-familiar name.

Christiane is also given to boys.

Pronounced kris-chee-AHN.

As of October 2026, Christiane ranked #9787 in US births in 2003 SSA.

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Famous Christianes

  • Christiane Eberhardine of BrandenburgGirl

    Bayreuth, Queen consort of Augustus II of Poland

  • Christiane AmanpourGirl

    British,Iranian TV journalist

  • Christiane Maria dos Santos TorloniGirl

    Brazilian actress

  • Christiane NussleinGirl

    Volhard, German biologist and winner of the Nobel Prize

  • Christiane JolissaintGirl

    Swiss tennis player

  • Christiane SoederGirl

    German,Austrian cyclist

  • Christiane F. (born Vera Christiane Felscherinow)Girl

    German actress, basis for the book/film "We Children from Bahnhof Zoo"

  • Christiane DemontésGirl

    French Senator

  • Christiane HummelGirl

    French Senator

  • Christiane KammermannGirl

    French Senator

  • Christiane TaubiraGirl

    French Minister of Justice

  • Christiane MercelisGirl

    Belgian tennis player

  • Christiane GuhelGirl

    French ice dancer

  • Christiane NorthrupGirl

    American physician and author

  • Christiane KrauseGirl

    German Olympic runner

  • Christiane Friederike Wilhelmine "Minna (Minchen)" HerzliebGirl

    German foster,daughter of publisher Karl Ernst Friedrich Frommann and muse of Goethe

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