Christianus
Christianus is a Latin name meaning: a Christian.
Variants:
Cristign [Herbert Grueber 1893 A Catalogue of English Coins in the British Museum, Anglo-Saxon Series 2: 101].
Cristin [Herbert Grueber 1893 A Catalogue of English Coins in the British Museum, Anglo-Saxon Series 2: 142].
Cristgin [Herbert Grueber 1893 A Catalogue of English Coins in the British Museum, Anglo-Saxon Series 2: 198].
Cristðin [Herbert Grueber 1893 A Catalogue of English Coins in the British Museum, Anglo-Saxon Series 2: 198].
Cristthin [William Searle 1897 Onomasticon Anglo-Saxonicum, page 144].
*Christðegn [Michael Dolley 1967 The British Numismatic Journal 36: 40-41].
+pistan [Veronica Smart 2009 Nomina 32: 134].
Crisðin [Michael Dolley 1967 The British Numismatic Journal 36: 40; Veronica Smart 2009 Nomina 32: 134].
Christianus [Veronica Smart 2009 Nomina 32: 134].
Stem:
Christus = Christ [Ethan Andrews 1850 A copious and critical Latin-English lexicon, 1st edition, page 270].
Suffix:
-ānus, -āna, -ānum = of, or belonging to [Sir James Murray 1888 A new English dictionary on historical principles, 1st edition, 1: 299].
Definition:
Christĭānus = A Christian [Ethan Andrews 1850 A copious and critical Latin-English lexicon, 1st edition, page 270].
Usage:
Cristin was the mark of a moneyer working at Stamford during the reign of King Æthelræd II (Unræd) [Herbert Grueber 1893 A Catalogue of English Coins in the British Museum, Anglo-Saxon Series 2: 198]: “✠CRISTIN MoO STAN” [Bror Hildebrand 1846 Anglosachsiska mynt i Svenska kongl. myntkabinettet, funna i Sveriges jord, 1st edition, page 99, number 1758].
