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).
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
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.