Kirsten
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From North Germanic (Danish Kirsten and Norwegian Kirsten). Doublet of Christina.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɜːstən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɝstən/, /ˈkɪɹstən/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)stən
Proper noun edit
Kirsten
- A female given name from Ancient Greek.
See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Kirsten (plural Kirstens)
- A surname from German.
Statistics edit
- 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.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Kirsten”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 311.
Anagrams edit
Danish edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of Kristine, from Christina. Recorded in Denmark since at least the 12th century.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Kirsten
- a female given name
Descendants edit
References edit
- [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 edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Proper noun edit
Kirsten
- a female given name from Danish or Norwegian
Norwegian edit
Etymology edit
Contraction of Kristine, from Christina.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Kirsten
- a female given name, variant of Kristine