Meaning and Origin of the Name Cristyn

The name Cristyn descends from “Christian” which means, “follower of Christ”. It is often a name of high demand because it can be used for Unisex or even non-binary people.

The name can be traced to medieval times as the closely related version “Kristos” was translated from Hebrew as “Annoited one” or “Messiah”(reference). That is the meaning of Cristyn. As more people converted to Christianity, the popularity of Cristyn would spike.

Popularity

In England and Wales, the name Cristyn was not popular until the 17th Century as many people thought of the name as “strong” or “high class”. Again the rise of the name “Cristyn” would not happen until the 80s’ as more people would divert from the original name and create their own original spelling. The name would again go through a slow downpour again until the 90s’ as it would slowly get popular according to the Social Security stats. As time would progress and many people in the UK would enter the year 2000, the name has since been on a slow decrease.

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