Kerstin

Estonian

Etymology

From Swedish Kerstin. Variant of Kristiina.

Proper noun

Kerstin

  1. A female given name.

German

Etymology

From Swedish Kerstin.

Pronunciation
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Proper noun

Kerstin

  1. A female given name.

Swedish

Etymology

Vernacular form of Kristina. First recorded in Sweden as Kierstin in 1535.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /²ɕæʂtɪn/

Proper noun

Kerstin c (genitive Kerstins)

  1. A female given name.

Usage notes
  • The most common first name of women born in Sweden in the 1930s.

References
  • Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, →ISBN
  • Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, →ISBN: 90 944 females with the given name Kerstin living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010, with the frequency peak in the 1940s. Accessed on 19 June 2011.
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