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Kristen (given name)

Kristen
Pronunciationkriss-ten
GenderUnisex
Origin
Word/nameEgyptian[1][2] translation of Hebrew, via Greek. The name is used in several languages, among them Slovak, Estonian, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Bulgarian and Croatian.
Meaninganointed, christian
Other names
Related namesChristian, Christine

Kristen is a first name, also the Breton, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian form of Christian.[3] As a result, Kristen is a male name in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, with the female equivalent spelt as Kristin, a Scandinavian form and a variation of Christine. In Breton, Kristen is both a male and female name. In Indonesian, Kristen is the name for Christian religion from English. In English-speaking countries, Kristen is now usually a female name, used as an alternative spelling of Kristin, with the Kristen spelling having become the more popular spelling of the name in English-speaking countries for newborn girls by the mid 1970s.[4]

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In Denmark, the name can also be spelt Christen, and also variants Kresten and Chresten exists. In Iceland, the name Kristinn is used, and is often mistaken as female by other Europeans.

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Notes

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  1. ^ Brewer, Willis. "Egyptian origin of the word Christ". Southern Illinois University.
  2. ^ Palo, John. "Mystic gifts". Archived from the original on 2015-09-05.
  3. ^ Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Kristen
  4. ^ Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Kristen
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