Krišjānis

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded in 1764. From Latin Christianus (“Christian”), ultimately from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun

Krišjānis m

  1. a male given name from Latin

References

  • Klāvs Siliņš: Latviesu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
  • [1] Population Register of Latvia: Krišjānis was the only given name of 828 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.
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