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 (1947–2025), Swiss politician and advocate Christiane Chabot (born 1950), French-Canadian artist Christiane Collange (1930–2023), 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 (born 1942), German biologist Christiane Paul (born 1974), German actress Christiane Rousseau, French mathematician Cristiane (footballer) (born 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)
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