Cristian Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: Cristian is also the name of a crater on the moon, named after Danish astronomer Christian Sørensen Longomontanus.

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A Deep Dive

Cristian Overview

Meaning

Follower of Christ

Gender

Boy, Gender-neutral

Origin

Latin

Etymology

Originated from the Latin name “Christianus,” meaning “follower of Christ.”

Religion

Christianity

Pronunciation

/ˈkrɪs.tʃən/

Popularity

Cristian is well-received in many countries, especially in Spanish-speaking regions. In 2023, Cristian ranked #302 for boys in the USA.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

8 letters

Numerology

3 (Expressive, Social, Artistic)

Name Styles

Religious and Spiritual, Classic, Traditional

Associated Traits

Faithful, kind, compassionate

Spiritual, Religious, or Cultural Significance

Often associated with Christian faith and values.

Name Day

November 12th (Italy)
A Deep Dive

Cristian Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Christian, Kristian, Cristiano, Krystian, Kristjan, Kristianus, Cristianus

Common Nicknames

Chrissy, Crispy, Crito, Risty, Kristy

Diminutives

Chris, Cris, Cian, Kit, Tino, Stan

Famous People

  • Cristian Ronaldo
    (Portuguese Soccer Player)
  • Cristian Castro
    (Mexican Singer)
  • Cristian de la Fuente
    (Chilean Actor)
  • Cristian Chivu
    (Romanian Soccer Player)
  • Cristian Riveros
    (Paraguayan Soccer Player)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Cristian Santos
    ("Cristian," Song)
  • "Cristian's Journey"
    (Novel)
  • Cristian Castro
    ("Esperanza del Corazón," TV Series)
  • Cristian Mingle
    ("Cristian Mingle," Film)
  • "The Cristian Code"
    (Film)
  • "Cristian's Dream"
    (Play)

Places

  • Cristian Town
    (Sibiu, Romania)
  • Cristian Commune
    (Bra_ov, Romania)

What Is the Meaning of Cristian?

Cristian means “follower of Christ.” People with this name are often seen as compassionate and kind-hearted.

What Is the Origin of The Name Cristian?

Cristian has roots in Latin, derived from the word “Christianus,” meaning “Christian.” It evolved in several languages across Europe, maintaining a similar form and meaning.

Cristian Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Cristian in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#3302021#3212022#3252023
Top 3 Rankings#1271995#1301996#1342006

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Cristian

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023325
(-4 from 2022)
1024
(-22 from 2022)
0.05592
2022321
(+9 from 2021)
1046
(+53 from 2021)
0.05585
2021330
(+2 from 2020)
993
(+5 from 2020)
0.05300
2020332
(-26 from 2019)
988
(-122 from 2019)
0.05341
2019306
(-5 from 2018)
1110
(-31 from 2018)
0.05776
2018301
(-4 from 2017)
1141
(-43 from 2017)
0.05870
2017297
No change from 2016
1184
(-30 from 2016)
0.05982
2016297
(-27 from 2015)
1214
(-136 from 2015)
0.05993
2015270
(+3 from 2014)
1350
(+5 from 2014)
0.06603
2014273
(-39 from 2013)
1345
(-191 from 2013)
0.06563
2013234
(-17 from 2012)
1536
(-138 from 2012)
0.07601
2012217
(-28 from 2011)
1674
(-333 from 2011)
0.08250
2011189
(-7 from 2010)
2007
(-62 from 2010)
0.09880
2010182
(-20 from 2009)
2069
(-330 from 2009)
0.10071
2009162
(-12 from 2008)
2399
(-302 from 2008)
0.11311
2008150
(-11 from 2007)
2701
(-217 from 2007)
0.12388
2007139
(-5 from 2006)
2918
(-105 from 2006)
0.13173
2006134
(+8 from 2005)
3023
(+278 from 2005)
0.13789
2005142
(-3 from 2004)
2745
(-111 from 2004)
0.12903
2004139
(+6 from 2003)
2856
(+51 from 2003)
0.13514
2003145
(+1 from 2002)
2805
(+121 from 2002)
0.13350
2002146
(+4 from 2001)
2684
(+54 from 2001)
0.12987
2001150
(+10 from 2000)
2630
(+207 from 2000)
0.12715
2000160
(-2 from 1999)
2423
(+82 from 1999)
0.11603
1999158
(-14 from 1998)
2341
(-224 from 1998)
0.11481
1998144
(+1 from 1997)
2565
(+234 from 1997)
0.12650
1997145
(-15 from 1996)
2331
(-516 from 1996)
0.11668
1996130
(-3 from 1995)
2847
No change from 1995
0.14209
1995127
(+11 from 1994)
2847
(+305 from 1994)
0.14155
1994138
(+42 from 1993)
2542
(+756 from 1993)
0.12471
1993180
(+92 from 1992)
1786
(+738 from 1992)
0.08647
1992272
(+85 from 1991)
1048
(+379 from 1991)
0.04992
1991357
(+60 from 1990)
669
(+119 from 1990)
0.03156
1990417
(+67 from 1989)
550
(+159 from 1989)
0.02556
1989484
(+114 from 1988)
391
(+146 from 1988)
0.01865
1988598
(+58 from 1987)
245
(+51 from 1987)
0.01224
1987656
(-75 from 1986)
194
(-40 from 1986)
0.00995
1986581
(+65 from 1985)
234
(+51 from 1985)
0.01218
1985646
(+23 from 1984)
183
(+15 from 1984)
0.00951
1984669
(+46 from 1983)
168
(+23 from 1983)
0.00895
1983715
(-38 from 1982)
145
(-19 from 1982)
0.00778
1982677
(+127 from 1981)
164
(+45 from 1981)
0.00869
1981804
(+47 from 1980)
119
(+11 from 1980)
0.00639
1980851
(+248 from 1979)
108
(+42 from 1979)
0.00582
19791099
(+10 from 1978)
66
(+4 from 1978)
0.00368
19781109
(-120 from 1977)
62
(-13 from 1977)
0.00363
1977989
(+134 from 1976)
75
(+18 from 1976)
0.00439
19761123
(+24 from 1975)
57
(+3 from 1975)
0.00349
19751147
(-32 from 1974)
54
No change from 1974
0.00333
19741115
(+86 from 1973)
54
(+7 from 1973)
0.00331
19731201
(-95 from 1972)
47
(-7 from 1972)
0.00291
19721106
(+810 from 1971)
54
(+32 from 1971)
0.00323
19711916
(+209 from 1970)
22
(+4 from 1970)
0.00121
19702125
(-633 from 1969)
18
(-11 from 1969)
0.00094
19691492
(+470 from 1968)
29
(+12 from 1968)
0.00159
19681962
(+1022 from 1967)
17
(+9 from 1967)
0.00096
19672984
(+298 from 1964)
8
(+1 from 1964)
0.00045
19660
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19650
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19643282
(+784 from 1961)
7
(+2 from 1961)
0.00035
19630
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19620
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19614066
(-401 from 1960)
5
(-1 from 1960)
0.00023
19603665
First SSA data recorded
6
First SSA data recorded
0.00028
19590
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19580
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19570
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19540
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19490
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19480
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19440
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0
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0.0000
19430
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0
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0.0000
19420
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0
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0.0000
19410
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0
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0.0000
19400
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0
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0.0000
19390
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0
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0.0000
19380
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19370
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19360
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0
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0.0000
19350
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0
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0.0000
19340
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0.0000
19330
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0.0000
19320
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19300
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19290
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19280
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19270
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19260
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0
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0.0000
19250
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19240
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19230
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19210
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19200
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19190
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19180
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19170
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19160
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19140
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19120
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19110
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
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0
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0.0000
19050
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0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
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0.0000
19020
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0
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0.0000
19010
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0
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0.0000
19000
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0
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0.0000
18990
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0
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0.0000
18980
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0
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0.0000
18970
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0
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0.0000
18960
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18950
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18940
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18930
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18920
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18900
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18890
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18880
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18860
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18810
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0.0000
18800
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0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Cristian

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#2062021#1982022#1862023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#1902021#1832022#1902023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#3792021#4432022#4712023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#3472021#2962022#3042023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#3082021#2632022#3512023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#2262021#2492022#2342023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#2792021#2582022#3242023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#3412021#3522022#3022023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#3652021#4022022#3482023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#3552021#4692022#4142023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#3622021#4152022#2942023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#4742021#3192022#3502023

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#2452021#3172022#2092023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#2962021#4642022#2612023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#4482021#4802022#4752023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#3602021#6202022#3982023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#5372021#6372022#8622023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#6622021#4202022#4852023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#4832021#3152022#3272023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#8362020#6292022#10252023

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#3712020#5122021#2692022

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#10172021#6192022#7092023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#5182021#5192022#5732023

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#3692021#3362022#4682023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#6182021#4742022#4222023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#3302021#3232022#3572023

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#5892021#2992022#5312023

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#2892021#2942022#2782023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#6592021#5292022#4412023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#4332021#4862022#4902023

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#3142021#3972022#2962023

District of Columbia (DC)

District of Columbia (DC) flagDistrict of Columbia (DC)#1482017#1962019#2262021

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#3092021#3392022#4382023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#7662020#7792021#7942022

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#3692020#4252021#4792022

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#8282021#7382022#5872023

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#4442020#4982021#5522023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#3592016#4082017#2392022

Rhode Island (RI)

Rhode Island (RI) flagRhode Island (RI)#2052014#1992015#2182023

Mississippi (MS)

Mississippi (MS) flagMississippi (MS)#4792019#3012020#4792023

Delaware (DE)

Delaware (DE) flagDelaware (DE)#1622017#1602019#1862023

West Virginia (WV)

West Virginia (WV) flagWest Virginia (WV)#2382002#2972007

Wyoming (WY)

Wyoming (WY) flagWyoming (WY)#1472011

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#2632000

Popularity Rankings for Cristian in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Romania

Romania flagRomania#122021#122022#122023

Popularity in Galicia, Spain

Galicia, Spain flagGalicia, Spain#312002#492003#482007

Popularity in Italy

Italy flagItaly#372018#422019#482020

Popularity in Mexico

Mexico flagMexico#492020#522021

Popularity in Chile

Chile flagChile#712019#792020#822021

Popularity in Uruguay

Uruguay flagUruguay#852020#1152022

Popularity in Spain

Spain flagSpain#882017#882018#992019

Popularity in Argentina

Argentina flagArgentina#1562013#1872014#1752015

Popularity in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico flagPuerto Rico#2732019#2442021#1922022

Popularity in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland flagNorthern Ireland#2992003#4152015

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#3332020#6242021#5402022

Popularity in Norway

Norway flagNorway#5252001#5362008#4522011

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#5992017#4742018#5982019

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#4992016#8262017#9602020

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#7412020#6572022#5162023

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#5292020#7672021#7022022

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#6222019#8562020#7382021

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Cristian a Name for Boys or Girls?

Cristian is generally considered a boy’s name. This is due to its historical and religious significance tied to male saints and figures.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Cristian

Cristian in Famous People Names, Pop Culture, and Places

  • Cristian Ronaldo (Soccer Player, born 1985): A Portuguese professional soccer player widely regarded as one of the greatest footballers of all time.
  • Cristian Castro (Singer, born 1974): A Mexican pop singer with numerous hits and several Grammy nominations.
  • Cristian de la Fuente (Actor, born 1974): A Chilean actor and television presenter featured in various American and Latin American productions.
  • Cristian Chivu (Soccer Player, born 1980): A retired Romanian soccer player who had a successful career in European clubs and the national team.
  • Cristian Riveros (Soccer Player, born 1982): A Paraguayan professional soccer player who has played in top leagues around the world.
  • Cristian Ansaldi (Soccer Player, born 1986): An Argentine soccer player known for his versatility on the field, playing both defense and midfield.
  • Cristian Pavon (Soccer Player, born 1996): An Argentine soccer player recognized for his speed and skills, playing for clubs in Argentina and abroad.
  • Cristian Santos ("Cristian," 2010 Song): A heartfelt ballad celebrating the resilience and spirit of a man named Cristian.
  • "Cristian's Journey" (2015 Novel): Follows a young man's adventurous journey of self-discovery and growth.
  • Cristian Castro ("Esperanza del Corazón," 2011 TV Series): A famous singer who plays a supporting role in this Mexican telenovela.
  • Cristian Mingle ("Cristian Mingle," 2014 Film): A romantic comedy about a woman who pretends to be religious to find love on a dating site.
  • "The Cristian Code" (2018 Film): A thrilling mystery revolving around an ancient code and a historian named Cristian.
  • "Cristian's Dream" (2013 Play): A moving story about a boy named Cristian who dreams of becoming a famous artist.
  • "The Life of Cristian" (2020 Documentary): A documentary exploring the life and career of a renowned painter named Cristian.
  • Cristian Town (Sibiu, Romania): A town in Sibiu County, notable for its well-preserved Saxon architecture and fortified church.
  • Cristian Commune (Brașov, Romania): A commune in Brașov County, famous for its historical landmarks and scenic landscapes.
  • Cristian Park (California, USA): A public park located in the city of Los Angeles, offering recreational facilities and green spaces.
  • Cristian River (Jalisco, Mexico): A river flowing through the state of Jalisco, supporting local agriculture and wildlife.
  • San Cristian (Buenos Aires, Argentina): A neighborhood in Buenos Aires known for its vibrant community and cultural festivals.
  • Lake Cristian (British Columbia, Canada): A small freshwater lake in British Columbia, ideal for fishing and boating.
  • Cristian Township (Pennsylvania, USA): A township in Pennsylvania known for its rural setting and agricultural activities.

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