Gender Masculine
Pronounced Pron. /ˈkaʁ.stn̩/(Low German) KAS-dən(Danish)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Low German form of Christian.

Related Names

VariantsCarsten(Low German) Christen, Christian, Kristen, Kristian(Danish) Christen, Christian, Kristen, Kristian(Norwegian)
Other Languages & CulturesHristiyan, Kristian, Kristiyan, Hristo(Bulgarian) Kristijan, Krsto(Croatian) Kristián(Czech) Christiaan, Chris(Dutch) Christian, Chris, Kris(English) Kristjan, Kristo, Risto(Estonian) Kristian, Risto(Finnish) Kris(Flemish) Chrétien, Christian(French) Christian, Chris(German) Krisztián(Hungarian) Kristján(Icelandic) Cristiano(Italian) Christianus(Late Roman) Krišjānis, Kristiāns, Krišs, Kristers(Latvian) Kristijonas(Lithuanian) Hristijan, Kristijan, Hristo(Macedonian) Krystian, Krystyn(Polish) Cristiano(Portuguese) Cristian, Cristi(Romanian) Kristijan, Krsto(Serbian) Kristián(Slovak) Kristijan, Kristjan(Slovene) Kito(Sorbian) Cristián, Cristian(Spanish) Christian, Kristian, Christer, Krister(Swedish)
Surname DescendantsKarstensen(Danish) Karstensen(Norwegian)

Popularity

People think this name is

classic   formal   upper class   strong   strange   serious  

Name Days

Norway: May 14

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Entry updated June 13, 2019