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Kirsten

UK/ˈkɜːstən/US/ˈkɝstən/

Kirsten proper noun: a female given name from Ancient Greek.

Proper noun (1)

Kirsten

  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.
    • 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...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...

Proper noun (2)

Kirsten (plural Kirstens)

  1. A surname from German.

Forms of Kirsten

alternative formKyrsten
alternative formKirstin
alternative formKyrstin
alternative formKirstyn
alternative formKyrstyn
alternative formKerstin
pluralKirstens

Origin of Kirsten

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

Borrowed from German Kirsten.

Words that rhyme with Kirsten

Questions about Kirsten

What does Kirsten mean?
Kirsten means a female given name from Ancient Greek.
What part of speech is Kirsten?
Kirsten is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Kirsten?
Kirsten is pronounced /ˈkɜːstən/ (UK).

Words near Kirsten in the dictionary

  1. kirsome
  2. Kirst
  3. Kirsteen
  4. Kirstein
  5. Kirsteins
  6. Kirsten
  7. Kirstens
  8. Kirstie
  9. Kirstin
  10. Kirsts
  11. Kirsty

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