Follower of Christ A Christian or To Anoint.
[ 2 syll. kier -(s) ten, ki-erst-en ] The baby girl name Kiersten is pronounced K IH-RSTehN †. Kiersten has its origins in the Latin language. It is used largely in English and Scandinavian. Kiersten is an English and Scandinavian variant transcription of Christina (Dutch, English, German, Greek, and Scandinavian). Kiersten is also an English spelling variant of Kirsten (English, German, Scandinavian, and Dutch). Kiersten is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 2005, 0.033% of baby girls were named Kiersten. It had a ranking of #458 then. The baby name has dropped out of favor since then, and is of only very light use now. Form of Kirsten, derived from Kristine, meaning Christian. It is a female name, suitable for baby girls. Origins. Kiersten originates from the Latin language. See other suggested Latin girl baby names. The following names are baby names related to Kiersten and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Kiersten: Boys-Atticus, Cassius, Corbin, Dexter, Fidel, Seneca, Silvio, Trent, Girls-Carla, Lucinda, Marina, Rosella, Venus, Both genders-Anthony. Variants. Here are pictures of people with the name Kiersten. Help us put a face to the name by uploading your pictures to BabyNames.com!  Origin of the name Kiersten: A cognate of Christine, which is derived from the Latin Christiāna, which is from christiānus, a derivative of the Greek christianos (a Christian, a follower of Christ). From A World of Baby Names by Teresa Norman.  See other athletic names for girls. Popularity. See worldwide popularity rankings of Kiersten as a baby name (outside USA). As a baby girl name, Kiersten is currently a popular baby name, with a recent overall USA popularity ranking of 467 out of 1000 (source: 2000s U.S. Census) . In 2009, the name Kiersten fell in popularity and moved down the USA Top 1000 charts in Year 2009, by 111 places. The following names are baby names related to Kiersten and are suitable names for brothers and sisters of Kiersten: Boys-Atticus, Cassius, Corbin, Dexter, Fidel, Seneca, Silvio, Trent, Girls-Carla, Lucinda, Marina, Rosella, Venus, Both genders-Anthony. Variants. Meaning of Kiersten. Scandinavian name. In Scandinavian, the name Kiersten means-annointed.The name Kiersten originated as an Scandinavian name. The name Kiersten is most often used as a girl name or female name. Scandinavian Name Meaning-annointed. Etymology & Historical Origin-Kiersten. Kiersten is a modern English and American form of Kirsten. Kirsten is the Danish and Norwegian form of Christina from the Medieval Latin name Christianus meaning “a Christian”. Ultimately, the Latin word for a Christian is derived from the Greek Christos from “chrio” meaning “to anoint”. Kiersten /kier-sten/ [2 sylls.] as a name for girls is of Scandinavian and Latin derivation, and the name Kiersten means follower of Christ. Kiersten is a variant transcription of Kirsten (Scandinavian, Latin): transcription of Christine. Compare surname Karsten. Kreatif forms: Kierstan, Kierstenni. How popular is Kiersten? Kiersten is a somewhat prominent first name for females (#3123 out of 4276, Top 73%) but an unusual last name for both adults and children. What does Kiersten mean, popularity, numerology and more. The name Kiersten is of Scandinavian, Danish and Norwegian origin. The meaning of Kiersten is follower of Christ. Kiersten is generally used as a girl's name. It consists of 8 letters and 2 syllables and is pronounced Kier-sten. In the U.S. in 2014, it ranked 1277 in baby name popularity for girls with 186 occurrences.
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