Kristen

See also: kristen

English

Etymology

A spelling variant of Kristin, from Christina, fairly popular in the latter half of the twentieth century.

Proper noun

Kristen

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

Anagrams

• Inkster, Kinters, Kirsten, Kistner, reknits, skinter, stinker, striken, tinkers

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Danish

Etymology

A variant of Christian, with the literal meaning kristen (“Christian”).

Proper noun

Kristen

1. a male given name.

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Estonian

Etymology 1

From Danish Kristen.

Proper noun

Kristen

1. a male given name, variant of Kristjan

Etymology 2

From English Kristen.

Proper noun

Kristen

1. a female given name, a rare modern variant of Kristin

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch christen (“Christian”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kris.tən/
• Hyphenation: kris‧tên

Noun

Kristen

1. (Christianity) Christian religion.

Further reading

• “Kristen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Tok Pisin

Etymology

From English Christian.

Proper noun

Kristen

1. Christian