Christiane

Christiane or Christianne is a given name, derived from the Latin Christiana, the feminine form of Christianus (see Christian). It can also be a Latinized version of Middle English Christin 'Christian' (Old English christen, from Latin).^[1]

A common short form is Chris and alternate spellings include Christianne, Cristiane and Kristiane.

People with the name Christiane

• Christiane Amanpour (born 1958), British-Iranian journalist
• Christiane Bøcher (1798-1874), Norwegian actress
• Christiane Brunner (born 1947), Swiss politician and advocate
• Christiane Chabot (born 1950), French-Canadian artist
• Christiane Collange (born 1930), French journalist
• Christiane Duchesne (born 1949), Canadian researcher, educator, illustrator, translator and writer
• Christiane Eda-Pierre (1932–2020), French soprano
• Christiane Felscherinow, German actress, and subject of the 1981 film Christiane F
• Christiane von Goethe (1765–1816), wife of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
• Christiane Herzog (1936–2000), wife of German president Roman Herzog
• Christiane Hörbiger (1938–2022), Austrian actress
• Christiane Leenaerts (1905–1984), known as Ann Christy, Belgian singer
• Christiane Klonz (born 1969), German pianist and composer
• Christiane Legrand (1930–2011), French singer
• Christiane Northrup (born 1949), Obstetrician-gynecologist who promotes anti vaccine and medical pseudoscience
• Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (b. 1942), German biologist
• Christiane Paul (b. 1974), German actress
• Christiane Rousseau, French mathematician
• Cristiane (footballer) (b. 1985), Brazilian football player

People with the name Christianne

• Christianne Balk (born 1953), American poet
• Christianne Gout (born 1973), Mexican dancer
• Christianne Meneses Jacobs (born 1971), Nicaraguan writer
• Christianne Klein, American news anchor
• Christianne Legentil (born 1992), Mauritian judoka
• Christianne Mwasesa (born 1985), Democratic Republic of the Congo handball player
• Christianne Oliveira (born 1981), Brazilian actress
• Christianne van der Wal (born 1973), Dutch politician
• Christianne West (born 1999), Canadian curler

Fictional characters

• Christiane Barkhorn, from the media franchise Strike Witches
• Christiane Friedrich, from the visual novel Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!

See also

• Christian (given name)
• Christina (given name)

References

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.