Kerstin is a female German and Swedish given name; it is the Scandinavian version of
Christina.
Notable persons with this name include:
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Kerstin Alm (born 1949), Finnish politician from the Åland Islands
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Kerstin Anderson
Kerstin Anderson (born September 10, 1994) is an American stage actor and singer. She starred as Maria Von Trapp in the 2015 U.S. national tour of ''The Sound of Music'', for which she received warm praise. She made her Broadway debut as the alt ...
(born 1994), American stage actress and singer, most noted for portraying Maria von Trapp in the 2015 US national tour of ''The Sound of Music''
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Kerstin Andreae (born 1968), German politician (Alliance '90/The Greens)
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Kerstin-Maria Aronsson (born 1937), Swedish politician
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Kjerstin Dellert (born 1925), Swedish soprano opera singer
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Kerstin Ekman
Kerstin Lillemor Ekman, née Hjorth, (born 27 August 1933) is a Swedish novelist.
Life and career
Kerstin Ekman wrote a string of successful detective novels (among others ''De tre små mästarna'' and ''Dödsklockan'') but later went on to ps ...
(born 1933), Swedish novelist
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Kerstin Garefrekes
Kerstin Garefrekes (born 4 September 1979) is a German former footballer who played as a striker or midfielder .
Career
Club
Garefrekes began her career in 1986 at her local football club Grün-Weiß Steinbeck, before joining DJK Arminia Ibbe ...
(born 1979), German footballer
*Kerstin Granlund, created the Swedish comedy groups
Galenskaparna och After Shave
Galenskaparna och After Shave is the collaborative name of two Swedish comedy groups, Galenskaparna and After Shave, from Gothenburg.[Kerstin Müller
Kerstin Müller (born 7 June 1969 in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Halle (Saale), or simply Halle (; from the 15th to the 17th century: ''Hall in Sachsen''; until the beginning of the 20th century: ''Halle an der Saale'' ; from 1965 to 1995: ' ...](_blank)
(born 1969), German rower
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Kerstin Hilldén
Kerstin Elizabeth Hilldén () (born 22 June 1988) is a Swedish singer and actress.
Early life and education
Kerstin Elizabeth Hilldén was born at Mölndal Hospital in Mölndal on 22 June 1988, the second child to Arne Hilldén, a doctor in ...
(born 1988), Swedish musical theatre actress
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Kerstin Ott (born 1982), German musician
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Kerstin Fritzl
The Fritzl case emerged in 2008, when a woman named Elisabeth Fritzl (born 6 April 1966) told police in the town of Amstetten, Lower Austria, Austria, that she had been held captive for 24 years by her father, Josef Fritzl (born 9 April 1935). J. ...
(born 1988), Austrian false imprisonment survivor
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Kerstin Thorborg
Kerstin Thorborg (19 May 1896 – 12 April 1970) was a Swedish opera singer. The Mezzo-soprano Kerstin Thorborg was one of the best dramatic Wagnerian singers in the two decades between 1930 and 1950. By all accounts, Thorborg was a magnificent act ...
(1896–1970), Swedish opera singer
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Kerstin Thorvall (born 1925), Swedish writer
See also
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Kerstin (horse)
Kerstin (foaled 1950) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who won the 1958 Cheltenham Gold Cup. She was imported to England as a young horse and showed early promise by winning over hurdles as a four year old. ...
, a Thoroughbred racehorse
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842 Kerstin, minor planet orbiting the Sun
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Kristen (given name)
Kristen is a first name, also the Breton, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian form of Christian. As a result, Kristen is a male name in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, with the female equivalent spelt as Kristin, a Scandinavian form and a variation of Chris ...
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Kristin (name)
Kristin is a popular female name in Scandinavia, English-speaking nations, Dutch-speaking countries, and in German-speaking countries. It is a Scandinavian variant of Christina or Christine. It is also a variation of Christine. It was the seventh ...
References
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Danish feminine given names
Finnish feminine given names
German feminine given names
Icelandic feminine given names
Norwegian feminine given names
Swedish feminine given names