Christiaan

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Pronunciation Dutch: [ˈkrɪstijaːn] Word/name Christianus		Gender mainly Male Meaning "follower of Christ"
Language(s) Egyptian, via Greek and Latin, used to translate Hebrew See also Christian, Christian (surname)

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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