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Kerstin
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English
Proper noun
en Kirsten.
Estonian
Etymology
From et sv Kerstin. Variant of et Kristiina.
Proper noun
et proper noun
et female
German
Etymology
From de sv Kerstin.
Pronunciation
de De-Kerstin.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Proper noun
de proper noun
de female
Swedish
Etymology
Vernacular form of sv Kristina. First recorded in Sweden as Kierstin in 1535.
Pronunciation
sv /²ɕæʂtɪn/ [ˈɕæ̂ʂʈɪ̂n]
sv LL-Q9027 (swe)-Moonhouse-Kerstin.wav
sv Kers tin
Proper noun
c
sv female
Usage notes
The most common first name of women born in Sweden in the 1930s.
References
Roland Otterbjörk: Svenska förnamn, Almqvist & Wiksell 1996, 91-21-10937-0
Statistiska centralbyrån and Sture Allén, Staffan Wåhlin, Förnamnsboken, Norstedts 1995, 9119551622: 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.
Anagrams
sv eiknrst kristen kristne skrinet stinker