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Kirsten

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English

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Etymology 1

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From North Germanic (Danish Kirsten and Norwegian Kirsten). Doublet of Christina.

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Kirsten

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from German Kirsten.

Proper noun

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Kirsten (plural Kirstens)

  1. A surname from German.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Kirsten is the 41426th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 525 individuals. Kirsten is most common among White (93.71%) individuals.

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Anagrams

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Danish

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Etymology

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Contraction of Kristine, from Christina. Recorded in Denmark since at least the 12th century.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Kirsten

  1. a female given name

Descendants

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  • English: Kirsten, Kirstin

References

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  • [1] Danskernes Navne, based on CPR data: 68 773 females with the given name Kirsten have been registered in Denmark between about 1890 (=the population alive in 1967) and January 2005, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 May, 2011.

German

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Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

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Kirsten

  1. a female given name from Danish or Norwegian

Norwegian

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Contraction of Kristine, from Christina.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /²çiʂten/, [²ˈçɪʂ.ʈⁿɳ̩]

Proper noun

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Kirsten

  1. a female given name, variant of Kristine

Descendants

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See also

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