Christiane
Christiane is a female given name .
Origin / meaning
The name is derived from Christian and comes from the Latin christiana from the Greek χριστιανή, christiané ("the Christian", "Christian"), derived from Χριστός, Christós ("the anointed"), referring to Jesus Christ .
Modifications
Chrischona (South German, see Chrischan in Christian), Chris , Chrissie, Christa , Christiana, Christianne ( French ), Χριστίνα ( Greek ), Christel, Christl, Christine , Crestina, Cristina, Crista ( Italian , Spanish ), Kerstin , Kirsten, Kirstin, Kitti, Krista, Kristin (a / e), Nino / Nina ( Georgian ), Nane, Stina, Stine, Stüdi, Tina ( Serbian ), Kristianna, Tianna ( Nordic ).
Name days
June 4th and July 24th and December 15th and December 25th
distribution
The name Christiane became popular in Germany in the early 1930s. At the beginning of the sixties it was a few times among the twenty most popular girls' names of the respective year. In the mid-eighties its popularity declined significantly, and since the beginning of the nineties hardly any children have been called Christiane.
Famous namesake women
- Saint Christiana of Georgia (* around 325, † around 361)
- Saint Christiana of Santa Croce (Christiana of the Holy Cross) (1237-1310)
- Christiane , German child star of the Christian music scene
- Christiane Amanpour (* 1958), British-Iranian journalist, CNN's chief correspondent
- Christiane Felscherinow (* 1962), protagonist of the book Christiane F. - We Children from Zoo Station
- Christiane von Goethe (1765–1816), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's wife
- Christiane Hörbiger (* 1938), Austrian actress
- Christiane Herzog (1936–2000), wife of the former Federal President Roman Herzog
- Christiane Leenaerts (1945-1984), known as Ann Christy , Belgian singer
- Christiane Legrand (1930–2011), French singer
- Christiane Michel-Ostertun (* 1964), German organist
- Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (* 1942), German biologist
- Christiane Paul (* 1974), German actress
- Christiane zu Salm (* 1966), German media manager
- Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva , short Cristiane (* 1985), Brazilian soccer player