Kerstin

Estonian

Etymology

From Swedish Kerstin. Variant of Kristiina.

Proper noun

Kerstin

1. a female given name

German

Etymology

From Swedish Kerstin.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Kerstin

1. a female given name

Swedish

Etymology

Vernacular form of Kristina. First recorded in Sweden as Kierstin in 1535.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²ɕæʂtɪn/

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Proper noun

Kerstin c (genitive Kerstins)

1. a female given name

Usage notes

• The most common first name of women born in Sweden in the 1930s.

References

• Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
• [1] Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 90 944 females with the given name Kerstin living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.

Anagrams

• kristen, kristne, skrinet, stinker