Kristiyan

Kristiyan is a Bulgarian masculine given name derived ultimately from the Latin Christianus, meaning follower of Christ, itself built on the Greek Christos, the anointed one, a translation of the Hebrew Mashiach. The name entered Bulgarian use as a vernacular adaptation of the wider European Christian tradition, following the same etymological path as Kristian, Christian, and Hristo. It belongs to a large family of cognates spread across European languages, including the English Christian, the Scandinavian Kristian, and the Slavic Khristian.