Krischan and similar are surnames deriving from a

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of the word Christian or Christ. Alternative spellings include Krisch, Krische, Krischer, Krischmann, Krizan, Krischon and

Krishan Krishan is a given name and surname. Notable persons with that name include: People with the given name *Krishan Bheel (born 1968), Pakistani politician *Krishan Chander (1914–1977), Urdu and Hindi Afsaana Nigaar, or short story writer * Krishan ...

. The Krischan surname is

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in origin. The name is also used as a first name mostly in

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serving as a variant of the more common first name Christian. It is also speculated that the name is largely east German in origin considering the likelihood of

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influence in the spelling. Much of eastern

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throughout history was at one point or another settled by

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and the influence of Slavic languages becomes evident in various personal, place and surnames of the region.

People with the surname

* (born 1954), German jazz musician *Jacob Krisch, American football player for

2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team The 2014 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team represented the University of Minnesota in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Jerry Kill and played their home games at TCF Bank Stadium. They we ...

Johannes Krisch Johannes Krisch (born 1966) is an Austrian actor. He has appeared in more than forty films since 1987. Selected filmography References External links * 1966 births Living people Austrian male film actors {{Austria-actor-stub ...

(1966-Present), Austrian actor *Kevin Krisch, Austrian footballer for

First Vienna FC First Vienna FC is an Austrian association football club based in the Döbling district of Vienna. Established on 22 August 1894, it is the country's oldest team and has played a notable role in the history of the game there. It is familiarly ...

Jean Krisch Jean Peck Krisch (born 1939) is an American theoretical cosmologist and astrophysicist whose research concerns the theory of general relativity and the behavior of relativistic stars. She is Arthur F. Thurnau Professor Emerita of Physics at the ...

(born 1939), American physicist * (born 1974), German rower *

Nico Krisch Nico Krisch (born April 7, 1972) is a legal scholar, specializing in international law, constitutional theory, and global governance. He is professor at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva. Previously, he was re ...

(1972-Present), European legal scholar, specializing in international law, constitutional theory, and global governance *

Friedrich Krischan Friedrich "Fritz" Krischan (August 11, 1920 – March 11, 2007) was an Austrian cross-country skier who competed in the 1950s. He finished 43rd in the 18 km event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is ...

(1920–2007), Austrian cross country skier *

Jakob Krischan Jakob Krischan (18 July 1894 – 9 August 1970) was an Austrian politician and estate worker. He was a member of the State Parliament of Lower Austria from 1934 to 1938. He also became representative of agriculture and forestry and worked with ...

(1894–1970), Austrian politician * Thomas Krischan, American video Game Developer who created

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for Atari. * Mircea Krishan (1924–2013), German-Romanian actor * Joseph Krische Former U.S. National Team Soccer Defender *

Michael J. Krische Michael J. Krische (Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, FRSC, Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, FAAAS; born September 16, 1966) is an American chemist and Robert A. Welch Chair in Science at the Department of ...

(born 1966), American Chemist of

Gottschee Gottschee (, sl, Kočevsko) refers to a former German-speaking region in Carniola, a crownland of the Habsburg Empire, part of the historical and traditional region of Lower Carniola, now in Slovenia. The region has been a county, duchy, district ...

German descent. *

Oliver Krischer Oliver Krischer (born 26 July 1969) is a German politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens who has been serving as State Minister for Environment, Nature Protection, and Transport in the government of Minister-President of North Rhine-Westphalia ...

(1969-Present), German politician

German Naval Ships

*Krischan der Große: anti-aircraft vessel List of shipwrecks in February 1944 *Krischan II (from 1936 Gunther Plüschow): air control ship *Krischan III (from 1936 Bernhard von Tschirschk): air control ship *Krischan: air control ship

People with the surname

German Naval Ships

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