Why is “Christian” a name for a male but not “Jewish” or “Hindu” or “Muslim” or’”Buddhist”?

Hi, my name is Jesus.

R1, go back to Mexico!

Kristian had become a common Scandinavian name by the 20th century. Some people from other western countries also adopted it, but spelled it Christian.

That happens to be my name. And I am almost 46 and it wasn't a popular name back then. I hated it for many years and never understood how my parents came up with it

Jude or Judah?

I am pretty sure I have heard of Muslim men named Islam

Christians are more often hot than not.

Muslim countries use the name Muslim.

I’m sure those names are out there.

[Quote]Christians are more often hot than not.

You know it, bitch.

What a profound question.

Dude!

I know a Bangladeshi Muslim family whose last name is Islam. Biggest bunch of crooks imaginable (the family not religion I mean).

'Christian' was the allegorical name given to the central figure of The Pilgrim's Progress. It might have migrated from there to become a normal first name.

Islam and Israel are both first names.

Hi, my name is Human

R15- I’ve never heard of a Jewish person by the name of Israel. For some reason they are always Latino.

OP- What about the director Norman Jewison?

R17, there are a lot of Orthodox Jews named Israel / Yisrael / Yisroel. Sometimes they'll go by their nickname Isser, Issur, Srul or Sruli.

The Buddha's name was Siddhartha and it's a common name in India and countries that practice Budddhism.

[quote]I’ve never heard of a Jewish person by the name of Israel.

Of course that means they don't exist. Your limited experiences are universal I'm sure.

R17, would you please stop displaying your dirty ass and calling it you mother's chocolate supreme pie?

[quote][R15]- I’ve never heard of a Jewish person by the name of Israel.

Jacob, later known as Israel, is a Hebrew patriarch of the Abrahamic religions.

Here's a long list of famous people with the name "Israel."

"And he said to him, 'what is your name?' And he said, 'Yaakov.' And he said, 'no longer shall your name be said to be Yaakov, but rather Yisrael, for you have struggled with God and with people and you have withstood it.'" (Bereshit 32:28, 32:29)

All this religion talk makes me want to fart. A smelly one

OP, put the bong down. Take a break.

It’s a trashy name that you see in the finest trailer parks

[quote] It’s a trashy name that you see in the finest trailer parks

Or in the Danish regnal line. Take your pick.

Muhammad is the #1 most popular name in London.

Lucy worked for a religious leader.

I wouldn't call "Christian" a trashy name in the US but it doesn't have the same cultural connotations. The US is not the Danish Royal Family. In the US it means your family/parents were likely religious and probably conservative. Not as bad as made-up names like Madysen, but sometimes a bit of a red flag about someone's origins and/or beliefs.

[quote] I’ve never heard of a Jewish person by the name of Israel. For some reason they are always Latino.

And what, a Latino couldn't be Jewish?

Christian and Mohamed are both trashy names and both make me suspicious of a person. Why do people name their kids after their bizarre religions?

It is a tradition in many Muslim cultures to name at least one son Muhammad (or any of its variants -- Mohammad, Mohammed, Hamed, Hamid, Ahmad, Ahmed, Mahmud, Mehmet, Mamadou, etc.), in honor of the prophet Muhammad to show their commitment to their faith and in the hopes that their son will possess the same good leadership qualities as the prophet. Since the firstborn son is expected to head the household once the father has gone, he is usually the one given this name.

As Mohammed is such a common name in the Muslim world, many with this name use their second given name informally.

Scientology is a first name.

[quote]As Mohammed is such a common name in the Muslim world, many with this name use their second given name informally.

Similar to many Catholic girls named Maria / Marie. My great grandmother and her sisters were all named Maria: Maria Teresa, Maria Romana, Maria Rosa, Maria Francisca; while all her brothers were name Juan: Juan Carlos, Juan Miguel, Juan José. They all went by their second names.

If you're placing "Mohammed" in the same category of trashy names as "Christian," you're ignorant as fuck and probably racist,

[quote] They all went by their second names.

Nehemiah and Elisheva?

You are thinking from an English language perspective.

That’s pretty narrow-minded.

Christian is a high class name.

[quote] Why is “Christian” a name for a male

You could also have a sister Christian.

R41 - Christian is also a common fake first name for gay porn stars.

Mohammed is the most popular name in the world. So that seems a parallel - if not a perfect example.

I've always thought the name Christian was gross - forcing a religious affiliation on to a child. Hate the name.

I prefer Christopher over Christian

I’m a woman named Christine, which is the female equivalent of Christian, and I am middle aged, mid-40s. My name was already falling out of fashion by the time I was born; “Christina,” was more popular afterward. I was given the name because someone in the family had it, not because of my family being especially religious. I do think being religious in my grandmother’s time didn’t necessarily mean the same thing it does now. At that time, just being non-denominational- an Eastern Orthodox person marrying a Catholic and sending kids to both churches- was considered progressive. My non-denominational grandmother, who got her name Olga from her Christening rather than her birth certificate (named after an Eastern Orthodox saint) was a human rights supporter her whole life, attended protests supporting gun control in her 60s, and probably would be going to No Kings if she were still alive. She still called herself a non-denominational Christian, but didn’t attend church. So that was her belief from growing up in the 1920s and coming of age during WWII. It’s scary to think that the political sentiments on the right wing now are so extreme they date back to beliefs held outside of living memory. My grandmother has been gone for the past 20 years, and was Christian, and the “Republican” or “conservative” beliefs have gone so far they would have painted her - a woman born more than 100 years ago - as far left.

Hi Ugly!

Hi Stupid!

R46 - I don't think most people associate Christine with Christianity though - even if that is the root of the name. Christian is just too on the nose though.

Stupidly, I guess, I've never associated "Chris" names with Christianity in my life - although it's blatantly there. But so many European names are derived from Biblical characters to the point that it has lost association.

But Christian just always sounded weird and not a real name to me. It's like calling your child Believer.

[quote]Why do people name their kids after their bizarre religions?

Naming a child Christian, Christine, Chrétien, Cristiano, Christianus, and its many linguistic variants dates back to the Middle Ages and was a way of honoring Christ, not necessarily the religion. It was a way of presenting the child during his/her baptismal that he/she was a child of Christ.

What do you think you are honoring with Mohammad? Free speech?

SHE’S NOT A CHRISTIAN!