Kirsten is both a given name and a surname.
Given name
Kirsten is a female given name. It is a Scandinavian form of the names
Christina and
Christine
Christine may refer to:
People
* Christine (name), a female given name
Film
* ''Christine'' (1958 film), based on Schnitzler's play ''Liebelei''
* ''Christine'' (1983 film), based on King's novel of the same name
* ''Christine'' (1987 fil ...
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Surname
People with the surname Kirsten include:
*Amy Beth Kirsten
Amy Beth Kirsten (born 1972) is an American composer. She has worked with musical groups and ensembles including the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, American Composers Orchestra, and eighth blackbird, and is one of the co-founders of HOWL ensemble.
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(born 1972), American composer
*Benjamin Kirsten
Benjamin Kirsten (born 2 June 1987) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He spent much of his active career with Dynamo Dresden and 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig.
Early life
Kirsten was born in Riesa, East Germany. ...
(born 1987), German footballer
* Dorothy Kirsten (1910–1992), American opera singer
*Frik Kirsten
Frederick Barend Christoffel Kirsten (born ) is a former South African rugby union professional footballer that played as a prop. He represented the in the international Super Rugby competition between 2009 and 2014 and the in the domestic Cur ...
(born 1988), South African rugby union footballer
*Gary Kirsten
Gary Kirsten (born 23 November 1967) is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer. He has coached the Indian Cricket Team as well as the South African Cricket team.
Kirsten played 101 Test matches and 185 One Day Internationals for So ...
(born 1967), South African cricketer
*Odine Kirsten
Odine Kirsten (born 28 July 1994) is a South African former cricketer who played as a right-arm medium bowler and right-handed batter. She appeared in nine One Day Internationals and two Twenty20 Internationals for South Africa
South A ...
(born 1994), South African cricketer
*Peter Kirsten
Peter Noel Kirsten (born 14 May 1955) is a former cricketer who represented South Africa in 12 Test matches and 40 One Day Internationals from 1991 to 1994. He is the current coach of the Ugandan national side, having been appointed in August ...
(born 1955), South African cricketer
* Ulf Kirsten (born 1965), German footballer
*Wulf Kirsten
Wulf Kirsten (21 June 1934 – 14 December 2022) was a German poet, novelist, and publisher. He is known for his nature poetry and his essays on the history and culture of Saxony.
The son of a stonemason, Kirsten was born in Klipphausen, Meisse ...
(1934-2022), German poet, novelist and writer
Other uses
* Cameron Kirsten
A list of notable characters from the CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' that significantly impacted storylines and debuted between January 2000 and December 2009.
Alex Perez
Alex Perez first appeared on November 29, 2000, later be ...
, a fictional character from the CBS soap opera, ''The Young and the Restless''
* Hurricane Kirsten (disambiguation) The name Kirsten was used for two tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean. Additionally, the name Kristen was used once.
* Tropical Storm Kirsten (1966)
* Tropical Storm Kristen (1970)
* Hurricane Kirsten (1974)
The 1974 Pacific hurricane ...
, two tropical cyclones in the Eastern Pacific Ocean
See also
* Kirsteen
Kirsteen is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
* Kirsteen Kim (born 21 September 1959), British theologist
* Kirsteen MacDonald, Scottish broadcaster
* Kirsteen Mackay, British-Australian architect
* Kirsteen McEwan (bor ...
* Kirst Kirst is a surname:
* Alex Kirst, drummer in ''The Nymphs'', an alternative rock band of the late 1980s
* (born 1951), German athletics competitor
* Hans Hellmut Kirst (1914–1989), German novelist and the author of 46 books
* Joachim Kirst (born ...
* Kristen
* Kirsty
Kirsty or Kirstie is a feminine given name and nickname.
It is a Scottish diminutive of Christine in English-speaking countries and is also linked to Kirsten — the Scandinavian version of Christine.
People
* Kirstie Alley (1951–2022), Ame ...
References
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Surnames
Surnames from given names
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