# Christiaan

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{{Short description|Dutch masculine given name}}
{{Infobox given name2
| name            = Christiaan
| image           =
| image_size      =
| caption         =
| pronunciation   = {{IPA|nl|ˈkrɪstijaːn|lang|nl-Christiaan.ogg}}
| gender          = mainly [male](/source/male)
| nameday         =
| language        = 
| languageorigin  = [Egyptian](/source/Egyptian_language), via [Greek](/source/Ancient_Greek_language) and [Latin](/source/Latin_language), used to translate [Hebrew](/source/Hebrew_language)
| origin          = Christianus
| meaning         = "follower of [Christ](/source/Christ)"
| seealso         = [Christian (given name)](/source/Christian_(given_name)), [Christian (surname)](/source/Christian_(surname))
}}
'''Christiaan''' is a Dutch, Flemish, and Afrikaans male [given name](/source/given_name). An archaic spelling of the name was '''Christiaen''' with "ae" to indicate the long sound "a".

People with the name include:

*[Christiaan van Adrichem](/source/Christiaan_van_Adrichem) (1533–1585), Dutch Catholic priest and theological writer
*[Christiaan Andriessen](/source/Christiaan_Andriessen) (1775–1846), Dutch painter
*[Christiaan Bailey](/source/Christiaan_Bailey) (born 1981), American surfer
*[Christiaan Bakkes](/source/Christiaan_Bakkes) (born 1965), South African  writer
*[Christiaan Bangeman Huygens](/source/Christiaan_Bangeman_Huygens) (1772–1857), Dutch diplomat and civil servant
*[Christiaan Barnard](/source/Christiaan_Barnard) (1922–2001), South African cardiac surgeon known for his heart transplants
*[Christiaan Basson](/source/Christiaan_Basson) (born 1982), South African golfer
*[Christiaan Berger](/source/Christiaan_Berger) (1911–1965), Dutch sprinter
*[Christiaan Beyers](/source/Christiaan_Beyers) (1869–1914), South African Boer general during the Second Boer War
*[Christiaan Bezuidenhout](/source/Christiaan_Bezuidenhout) (born 1994), South African golfer
*[Christiaan Frederick Beyers Naudé](/source/Christiaan_Frederick_Beyers_Naud%C3%A9) (1915–2004), South African cleric, theologian, and anti-apartheid activist
*[Christiaen Jansz van Bieselingen](/source/Christiaen_Jansz_van_Bieselingen) (1558–1600), Dutch genre and portrait painter
*[Christiaan Boers](/source/Christiaan_Boers) (1889–1942), Dutch Royal Netherlands Army captain during World War II
*[Christiaan Both](/source/Christiaan_Both) (1895–1977), Dutch sport shooter
*[Christiaan Both (ecologist)](/source/Christiaan_Both_(ecologist)) (born 1969), Dutch ecologist
*[Christiaan Brosch](/source/Christiaan_Brosch) (1878–1969), Dutch sport shooter
*[Christiaan Bruil](/source/Christiaan_Bruil) (born 1970), Dutch badminton player
*[Christiaan Brunings](/source/Christiaan_Brunings) (1736–1805), Dutch hydraulic engineer
*[Christiaan Cicek](/source/Christiaan_Cicek) (born 1988), Dutch football striker
*[Christiaan Coevershoff](/source/Christiaan_Coevershoff) (1595–1659), Dutch painter
*[Christiaan Cornelissen](/source/Christiaan_Cornelissen) (1864–1942), Dutch syndicalist writer, economist, and trade unionist
*[Christiaen van Couwenbergh](/source/Christiaen_van_Couwenbergh) (1604–1667), Dutch historical/allegorical painter
*[Christiaan de Bruin](/source/Christiaan_de_Bruin) (born 1990), South African rugby player
*[Christiaan de Wet](/source/Christiaan_de_Wet) (1854–1922), South African Boer general, rebel leader and politician
*[Christiaan De Wilde](/source/Christiaan_De_Wilde) (born 1960s), Belgian businessman
*[Christiaan du Toit](/source/Christiaan_du_Toit) (1901–1982), South African military commander
*[Christiaan Eijkman](/source/Christiaan_Eijkman) (1858–1930), Dutch physician, physiologist and Nobel Prize laureate
*[Christiaan Justus Enschedé](/source/Christiaan_Justus_Ensched%C3%A9) (1788–1829), Dutch newspaper editor and printer
*[Christiaan Freeling](/source/Christiaan_Freeling) (born 1947), Dutch game designer and inventor of abstract strategy games
*[Christiaan Willem Fokma](/source/Christiaan_Willem_Fokma) (1927–2012), Dutch sculptor and ceramist
*[Christiaan van der Goes](/source/Christiaan_van_der_Goes) (1530s–1600), Dutch nobleman,  schout of Delft
*[Christiaan Groepe](/source/Christiaan_Groepe) (1789–1886), Khoi military leader in the Cape Colony
*[Christiaan Harmse](/source/Christiaan_Harmse) (born 1973), South African hammer thrower
*[Christiaan Heij](/source/Christiaan_Heij) (born 1950s), Dutch mathematician
*[Christiaan Hendrik Muller](/source/Chris_Muller) (1865–1945), South African Boer War general
*[Christiaan Huijgens](/source/Christiaan_Huijgens) (1897–1963), Dutch long-distance runner
*[Christiaan Huygens](/source/Christiaan_Huygens) (1629–1695), Dutch physicist, mathematician, astronomer and inventor
*[Christiaan Jonker](/source/Christiaan_Jonker) (born 1986), South African cricketer
*[Christiaan Josi](/source/Christiaan_Josi) (1768–1828), Dutch engraver and art dealer
*[Christiaan Kok](/source/Christiaan_Kok) (born 1971), Zimbabwean cricketer
*[Christiaan Kriens](/source/Christiaan_Kriens) (1881–1934), Belgian-born American composer, pianist, violinist and conductor
*[Christiaan Emil Marie Küpper](/source/Christiaan_Emil_Marie_K%C3%BCpper) (1883–1931), Dutch artist, founder of ''De Stijl'', better known as "Theo van Doesburg"
*[Christiaan Kuyvenhoven](/source/Christiaan_Kuyvenhoven) (born 1985), Dutch pianist
*[Christiaan Lans](/source/Christiaan_Lans) (1789–1843), Dutch colonial head of the Dutch Gold Coast 1834-36
*[Christiaan Frederik Louis Leipoldt](/source/Christiaan_Frederik_Louis_Leipoldt) (1880–1947), South African poet, dramatist, medical doctor, reporter and food expert
*[Christiaan van Lennep](/source/Christiaan_van_Lennep) (1887–1955), Dutch tennis player
*[Christiaan Lindemans](/source/Christiaan_Lindemans) (1912–1946), Dutch double agent during the Second World War
*[Christiaan Luyckx](/source/Christiaan_Luyckx) (1623–c.1675), Flemish still life painter
*[Christiaan Moltzer](/source/Christiaan_Moltzer) (1875–1945), Dutch sport shooter
*[Christiaan Monden](/source/Christiaan_Monden) (born 1975), Dutch sociologist
*[Christiaan Müller](/source/Christiaan_M%C3%BCller) (1690–1763), German-born Dutch organ builder
*[Christiaan Nagel](/source/Christiaan_Nagel) (born 1982), South African-born British street artist
*[Christiaan Neumeier](/source/Christiaan_Neumeier) (1921–1991), Dutch rower
*[Christiaan Benjamin Nieuwenhuis](/source/Christiaan_Benjamin_Nieuwenhuis) (1863–1922), Dutch photographer in the Dutch East Indies
*[Christiaan Offringa](/source/Christiaan_Offringa) ({{floruit|2001–2005}}), Dutch curler
*[Christiaan Hendrik Persoon](/source/Christiaan_Hendrik_Persoon) (1761–1836), Dutch mycologist 
*[Christiaan Pförtner](/source/Christiaan_Pf%C3%B6rtner) (born 1966), German football midfielder
*[Christiaan van Pol](/source/Christiaan_van_Pol) (1752–1813), Dutch flower painter
*[Christiaan Roets](/source/Christiaan_Roets) (born 1980), South African-born Welsh rugby player
*[Christiaan Scholtz](/source/Christiaan_Scholtz) (born 1970), South African rugby player
*[Christiaan Sepp](/source/Christiaan_Sepp) ({{circa|1710}}{{snd}}1775), German-born Dutch entomologist and artist
*[Christiaan Slieker](/source/Christiaan_Slieker) (1861–1945), Dutch early film exhibitor
*[Christiaan Snouck Hurgronje](/source/Christiaan_Snouck_Hurgronje) (1857–1936), Dutch scholar of Oriental cultures and languages
*[Christiaan Snyman](/source/Christiaan_Snyman) (born 1996), Namibian cricketer
*[Christiaan Steyn](/source/Christiaan_Steyn) (1897–?), South African sprinter
*[Christiaen Striep](/source/Christiaen_Striep) (1634–1673), Dutch still-life painter
*[Christiaan Timmermans](/source/Christiaan_Timmermans) (born 1941), Dutch law professor and judge
*[Christiaan Tonnet](/source/Christiaan_Tonnet) (1902–1946), Dutch equestrian and modern pentathlete
*[Christiaan Tonnis](/source/Christiaan_Tonnis) (born 1956), German symbolist/realist painter, draftsman, and video artist
*[Christiaan Maurits van den Heever](/source/Christiaan_Maurits_van_den_Heever) (1902–1957), Afrikaans  novelist, poet, essayist, and biographer
*[Christiaan Van Vuuren](/source/Christiaan_Van_Vuuren) (born 1982), Australian actor and video blogger
*[Christiaan Varenhorst](/source/Christiaan_Varenhorst) (born 1990), Dutch beach volleyball player
*[Christiaan van Velzen](/source/Christiaan_van_Velzen) (born 1932), Dutch sport shooter
*[Christiaen van Vianen](/source/Christiaen_van_Vianen) (1598–1671), Dutch silversmith and draughtsman
*[Christiaan Viljoen](/source/Christiaan_Viljoen) (born 1961), South African tennis player

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