Christianson is a

patronymic A patronymic, or patronym, is a component of a personal name based on the given name of one's father, grandfather (more specifically an avonymic), or an earlier male ancestor. It is the male equivalent of a matronymic. Patronymics are used, b ...

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and an

anglicized Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...

form of the Danish/ Norwegian

Christiansen Christiansen () is a Denmark, Danish and Norway, Norwegian patronymic surname, literally meaning ''son of Christian''. The spelling variant Kristiansen has identical pronunciation. Christiansen is the sixteenth most common name in Denmark, but is s ...

. Christianson, as a person, may refer to: * Adolph M. Christianson (1877–1954), Norwegian-born former Chief Justice of the

North Dakota Supreme Court The North Dakota Supreme Court is the highest court of law in the state of North Dakota. The Court rules on questions of law in appeals from the state's district courts. Each of the five justices is elected on a no-party ballot for a ten-year ...

* Donna Jean Christianson (1931–2015), American politician * John Christianson (1923–2010), Canadian politician and cabinet member * Ken Christianson, American musician and composer; younger brother of Masanori Christianson *Kipp Christianson,

professional wrestler Professional wrestling, often shortened to either pro wrestling or wrestling,The term "wrestling" is most often widely used to specifically refer to modern scripted professional wrestling, though it is also used to refer to real-life wrest ...

best known as Eli Cottonwood formerly from WWE's NXT *Marc and Betty Christianson, American founders of the

Dakota Zoo The Dakota Zoo is a zoo in Bismarck, North Dakota located on the banks of the Missouri River. It is the third zoo built in North Dakota. The Dakota Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA). History The Dakota Zoo began o ...

* Marvin E. Christianson Sr. (1928–1969), American politician * Masanori Mark Christianson (born 1976), Japanese born American musician and older brother of Ken Christianson * Nels Christianson, American politician * Oliver Christianson, also known as Revilo ("Oliver" spelled backwards), American cartoonist, greeting card designer, and illustrator * Stanley R. Christianson (1925–1950), United States Marine Corps Korean War posthumous Medal of Honor recipient * Theodore Christianson (1883–1948), American politician; Governor of Minnesota and later U.S. Representative for Minnesota *

Theodore Christianson (judge) Theodore Christianson (June 4, 1913 – September 19, 1955) was an American jurist. Early life and education Born in Dawson, Minnesota, Christianson graduated from University High School in 1931. He then received his bachelor's degree fro ...

(1913–1955), American jurist; Minnesota Supreme Court justice * Wei Christianson (born 1956), Chinese-born CEO of Morgan Stanley China and Co-CEO of Morgan Stanley Asia * William C. Christianson (1892–1985), American jurist; Minnesota Supreme Court justice

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