Kirsten

English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• Kyrsten, Kirstin, Kyrstin, Kirstyn, Kyrstyn

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɜːstən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɝstən/, /ˈkɪɹstən/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)stən

Proper noun

Kirsten

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
   • 2022 July 6, “Senators Warren, Sanders, Markey, and Gillibrand Urge Administration to Deschedule Cannabis and Pardon Nonviolent Cannabis Offenders”, in warren.senate.gov‎^[1]:

     U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to send a letter to President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, following up on previous requests that the administration use its authority to deschedule cannabis and pardon non-violent cannabis-related offenders.

See also

• Kristen
• Kristin
• Kristine

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Kirsten.

Proper noun

Kirsten (plural Kirstens)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

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

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kirsten”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 311.

Anagrams

• Inkster, Kinters, Kistner, Kristen, reknits, skinter, stinker, striken, tinkers

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkʰiɐ̯sdn̩]

Proper noun

Kirsten

1. a female given name

Descendants

• English: Kirsten, Kirstin

References

• [2] 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

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Kirsten

1. a female given name from Danish or Norwegian

Norwegian

Etymology

Contraction of Kristine, from Christina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²çiʂten/, [²ˈçɪʂ.ʈⁿɳ̩]

Proper noun

Kirsten

1. a female given name, variant of Kristine

Descendants

• English: Kirsten, Kirstin

See also

• Kristin