In English Baby Names the meaning of the name Kirsten is: Christina, and Christiana.
I pronounce it Ker-sten. I always thought (as well as my mom when she named me) that pronunciation was pretentious sounding. Variant of Christine. Kirsten is a Swedish, Danish and Norwegian form of the name Christina. I am okay with people saying Kier-sten, but I don't like that pronunciation. My sister hates her name because she cannot find it on anything but I think it's pretty unheard of and unique.Kirsten is the Danish and Norwegian form of the name Christina. My mum named my younger sister Kirsten. Pregnancy.
Kirsten Nelson, American actress on "Psych" Kirsten Dunst, American actress Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian opera singer Famous real-life people named Kirsten. Meanings and history of the name Kirsten.
In the 20th century, it began to be widely used in the U.S. In Danish Baby Names the meaning of the name Kirsten is: Christian.In English Baby Names the meaning of the name Kirsten is: Christina, and Christiana. Follower of Christ.In Greek Baby Names the meaning of the name Kirsten is: Christian.In Latin Baby Names the meaning of the name Kirsten is: Follower of Christ.In Norse Baby Names the meaning of the name Kirsten is: Christian.In Scandinavian Baby Names the meaning of the name Kirsten is: Christian. She thought she had invented it by changing the 'r' and the 'i' around in Kristen to make Kirsten. It is of Scandinavian and Latin origin, and the meaning of Kirsten is "follower of Christ".
I really grew into liking my name. In the 20th century, it began to be widely used in the U.S. Also form of Christina. Scandinavian cognate of Christine, derived from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin christiānus which is from the Ecclesiastic Greek christianos (a Christian, a follower of Christ).Can be pronounced KER-sten or KEER-sten, and every Kirsten I've met (including myself) is a stickler for their pronunciation.My name is also Kirsten. A Scottish.In American Baby Names the meaning of the name Kirsten is: Christian.Copyright © 2020 SheKnows Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Kirsten - Girl's name meaning, origin, and popularity | BabyCenter. The name has been in use in Scotland since long ago. It was honestly annoying growing up when someone would call me Kristen every two seconds when that's a DIFFERENT NAME. Kirsten as a girls' name is pronounced KERS-ten. Scandinavian form of Christine.In Scottish Baby Names the meaning of the name Kirsten is: Christian. Actresses Kirstie Alley, Kirsten Dunst. My mom and I believe this way it sounds strong, yet feminine which is what I grew up to be anyway. Kirsten is the Danish and Norwegian form of the name Christina.