Kirsten

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UK/ˈkɜːstən/US/ˈkɝstən/US/ˈkɪɹstən/

proper noun

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Less commonScrabble 11

Meanings

Kirsten1

proper noun

alternative Kyrsten · alternative Kirstin · alternative Kyrstin · alternative Kirstyn · alternative Kyrstyn · alternative Kerstin

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    1 more example

    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.

    2022 July 6, “Senators Warren, Sanders, Markey, and Gillibrand Urge Administration to Deschedule Cannabis and Pardon Nonviolent Cannabis Offenders”, in warren.senate.gov, archived from the original on 16 Dec 2022

Kirsten2

proper nounKirsten (plural Kirstens)

plural Kirstens

  1. A surname from German.

Origin

Kirsten · proper noun

  1. NorwegianKirsten
  2. DanishKirsten
  3. EnglishKirsten

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

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Kirsten · proper noun

  1. GermanKirsten
  2. GermanKirsten
  3. EnglishKirsten

Borrowed from German Kirsten.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

Kirsten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirsten

MLA

“Kirsten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirsten. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kirsten,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kirsten.

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