Christiaan
| Christiaan | |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | Dutch: [ˈkrɪstijaːn] |
| Gender | mainly Male |
| Origin | |
| Language(s) | Egyptian, via Greek and Latin, used to translate Hebrew |
| Word/name | Christianus |
| Meaning | "follower of Christ" |
| Other names | |
| See also | Christian, Christian (surname) |
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Christiaan is a Dutch given name and may refer to:
- Christiaan Bakkes, South African writer
- Christiaan Barnard, South African surgeon
- Christiaan Basson, South African golfer
- Christiaan Boers, a Dutch resistance fighter
- Christiaan Cornelissen, a Dutch syndicalist
- Christiaan Eijkman, Dutch physician and pathologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
- Christiaan Huygens, Dutch scientist
- Christiaan Kuyvenhoven (born 1985), Dutch pianist.
- Christiaan du Toit, a South African commander
- Christiaan de Wet, a Boer general
- Christiaan De Wilde, a Belgian businessman
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