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Kirsten (given name)

FieldValue
nameKirsten
pronunciation,
genderFemale
meaningfollower of Christ/the anointed/walks with God
originScandinavian (via Greek)
related namesKiersten, Kjirsten, Kerstin, Kjersti, Kersti, Kirsten, Kirstin

Kirsten is the Scandinavian form of the name Christina.

Music

  • Kirsten Flagstad (1895–1962), Norwegian opera singer
  • Kirsten Rosenberg, American rock/metal singer

Politics

  • Kirsten Engel, American attorney and elected representative
  • Kirsten Gillibrand (born 1966), American politician and lawyer, United States Senator
  • Kirsten Gloerfelt-Tarp (1889–1977), Danish economist, politician, office manager and women's rights activist
  • Kirsten Jacobsen (1942–2010), Danish politician
  • Kirsten Livermore (born 1969), Australian politician
  • Kirsten Oswald (born 1972), Scottish politician

Sports

  • Kirsten Barnes (born 1968), Canadian rower and Olympic champion
  • Kirsten Venetta Brown (1963–2006), American slalom canoeist
  • Kirsten Bruhn (born 1969), German female Paralympic swimmer
  • Kirsten Flipkens, Belgian tennis player; 2003 International Tennis Federation Junior World Champion
  • Kirsten Hedegaard Jensen (born 1935), Danish Olympic swimmer
  • Kirsten Plum Jensen (born 1961), Danish Olympic rower
  • Kirsten Moore-Towers (born 1992), Canadian pair skater
  • Kirsten Olson (born 1991), American figure skater
  • Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu (born 1970), Norwegian long-distance runner
  • Kirsten Simms (born 2004), American ice hockey player
  • Kirsten Thomson (born 1983), Australian middle-distance freestyle swimmer
  • Kirsten Verbist (born 1987), Belgian figure skater

Television and film

  • Kirsten Bloom Allen, actress and ballet dancer
  • Kirsten Bishop, voice actress best known for her roles as Zoycite and Kaori Knight in the English version of Sailor Moon
  • Kirsten Bourne, actress who played the role of Tessa Campanelli in the hit Canadian television series Degrassi High
  • Kirsten Dunst (born 1982), American actress of German and Swedish descent
  • Kirsten Imrie (born 1967), former glamour model, actress and television presenter
  • Kirsten Magasdi, award-winning British and Australian journalist, TV reporter and presenter BBC World News Channel; model and actress for Malaysia Truly Asia
  • Kirsten O'Brien (born 1972), British TV presenter
  • Kirsten Price (actress) (born 1981), adult film actress and reality TV star
  • Kirsten Price (musician) (born 1979), English-American singer-songwriter
  • Kirsten Prout (born 1990), Canadian actress, best known for ABC Family shows, Kyle XY and The Lying Game
  • Kirsten Storms (born 1984), American actress
  • Kirsten Vangsness (born 1972), American actress

Other fields

  • Kirsten Abrahamson, Canadian ceramic artist
  • Kirsten Bakis (born 1967), Swiss-born author of Lives of the Monster Dogs
  • Kirsten Banks, Australian astrophysicist and science communicator
  • Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, American epidemiologist and physician
  • Kirsten Costas (1968–1984), American homicide victim
  • Kirsten Davidson, model from Australia
  • Kirsten Klein (born 1945), Danish photographer
  • Kirsten Munk (1598–1658), morganatic royal consort

Fictional characters

  • Kirsten Cohen, on the television series The O.C.
  • Kirsten Gannon, on the Australian soap opera Neighbours
  • Kirsten Larson, protagonist of American Girl's Kirsten historical series
  • Princess Kirsten of Norway, in the 2006 rom-com film The Prince & Me 2: The Royal Wedding

References

References

  1. [http://www.behindthename.com/name/kirsten "View Name: Kirsten"], Behind the Name, retrieved 15 December 2009.
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