Christiane

See also: Christian (given name), Christina (given name)

Christiane is a form of the Latin Christiana, feminine form of Christianuis (see Christian), or a Latinized form of Middle English Christin 'Christian' (Old English christen, from Latin).^[1] SHORT FORM: Chris.

Alternate spellings:

Cristiane
Kristiane

Famous people with the name Christiane

Christiane Bøcher (1798-1874), Norwegian actress
Christiane Brunner (born 1947), Swiss politician and advocate
Christiane Collange (born 1930), French journalist
Christiane F., German actress
Christiane von Goethe (1765–1816), wife of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Christiane Herzog (1936–2000), wife of German president Roman Herzog
Christiane Hörbiger (b. 1938), Austrian actress
Christiane Leenaerts (1905–1984), known as Ann Christy, Belgian singer
Christiane Legrand (1930–2011), French singer
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (b. 1942), German biologist
Christiane Paul (b. 1974), German actress
Christiane Rousseau, French mathematician
Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva (b. 1985), Brazilian football player

References

↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 55, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 .

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[Hanks-55-1] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006), A Dictionary of First Names, Oxford Paperback Reference (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 55, ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1 .