What does Kirsten mean?

Kirsten means "Christian woman"

How do we pronounce Kirsten?

Kirsten \kir-(s)ten, ki-rst-en\ is a female's name. It consists of 7 letters and 2 syllables.

The baby girl name Kirsten can also be used as a boy name name popularity, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced KIHRSTeh-N 1.

1 Pronunciation for Kirsten: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; R as in "race (R.EY.S)" ; S as in "see (S.IY)" ; T as in "tee (T.IY)" ; EH as in "ebb (EH.B)" ; N as in "knee (N.IY)"

What is the origin of Kirsten?

Kirsten is of Latin origin. It is used mainly in English, German, Scandinavian, and Dutch. This was initially the Danish and Norwegian form of Christine; it was later adopted by English speakers in the 19th century. In addition, Kirsten is a form of the Dutch, English, German, Greek, and Scandinavian nicknames for Christina in the English, German, and Scandinavian languages. Kirsten is a widely used name; it has 50 forms that are used in both English and foreign languages. English forms of the name include name Christan meaning, baby name Christann, baby name Christen, Christena definition, name Karsten meaning, Karstin meaning and origin, name Karstine, Keirstan meaning, meaning of Keirsten, Keirstin definition, name Kerstine origin, nicknames for Khierstyn, Kierstynn name popularity, Kirsta definition, Kirstain definition, baby name Kirsteen (used in Scottish as well), Kirstene meaning of name, Kirsteni name variations, Kirstian meaning of name, Kirstien name popularity, Kirstina pronounciation, Kirstine meaning and origin, Kirston name popularity, Kirstyn name variations, name Kirstynn, Kjerstin definition, Kristen meaning and origin, Kristyn meaning and origin, Krystin name variations, name Kursten meaning, and Kurstin meaning and origin. Other English forms include the diminutives Kirsi name popularity, Kirsti meaning, what does the name Kirstie mean (used in Scottish as well), and Kirsty name (used in Scottish as well), and the spelling variants name Kearsten, Kearstin pronounciation, Kersten name variations, nicknames for Kerston, short names for Kerstyn, what does the name Kierstan mean, name Kiersten (used in Scandinavian as well), name Kierstin meaning, nicknames for Kierston, Kierstyn pronounciation, nicknames for Kirstan, Kirstin name popularity (used in German, Scandinavian and Scottish as well), Kyrsten name variations, and Kyrstin name. The Scandinavian short names for Kerstin is a form of Kirsten that is used in foreign languages. Kirsten is an all-time favorite. At present it is still somewhat popular as a baby girl name, but not as much as it was before. The name grew in popularity from the 1950s up to the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only sporadic use. At the modest peak of its usage in 1991, 0.095% of baby girls were named Kirsten. It had a ranking of #154 then. The baby name has dropped in popularity since then. In 2010, it ranked at #845 with a usage of 0.016%. Out of the family of girl names directly related to Kirsten, name Christina origin was the most popular. It was more regularly used than Kirsten by 4 times in 2010. Kirsten has in the last century been mainly given to baby girls.

A famous person named Kirsten is Actress Kirsten Dunst, born 30 April 1982, Point Pleasant, New Jersey.

List of baby names Kirsten:

the English and Scandinavian short names for Kiersten, the German Karsten definition, the English Karstin definition, the name Karstine name popularity, the English Keirstan pronounciation, the name Keirsten meaning and origin, the name short names for Keirstin, the English Kersten name, the Dutch and Scandinavian name Kerstin, the English Kerstine name, the English nicknames for Kerston, the English Kerstyn name popularity, the English meaning of Khierstyn, the name short names for Khristeen, the English name Khristine origin, the English meaning of Kierstan, the English name Kierstin, the English Kierston meaning and origin, the English what does the name Kierstyn mean, and the name short names for Kierstynn.

The baby name Kirsten fun facts:

The name Kirsten in reverse order is "Netsrik".

The numerological value of the name Kirsten is number 6, which means responsibility, protection, nurturing, community, balance, sympathy.

How popular is Kirsten?

Kirsten is in the top names in USA.

YearUsage
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20130.01%
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20100.02%
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20080.03%
20070.04%
Source: https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames