Christian

is:
  • a follower of the faith of Christianity
  • a popular first_name, especially in Northern Europe
  • the name of several kings of Denmark
  • the name of the protagonist in John_Bunyan's allegorical novel ''The_Pilgrim's_Progress''
  • the surname of Fletcher_Christian, the leader of the mutineers on the ''HMS_Bounty'' and the founder of a colony on Pitcairn_Island According the the New_Testament, those who followed Jesus as his disciples were first called Christians by those who did not share their faith, in the city of Antioch.
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