Kristin () is a female given name. It is a variation of
Christine. It was the seventh most popular first name for girls born in
Iceland
Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ...
between 2000 and 2004.
Behind the Name
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People
* Kristin Bass, United States Air Force officer
*Kristin Booth
Kristin Booth (born August 28, 1974) is a Canadian actress.
Early life
Booth grew up in Kitchener , near the Shakespeare festival town of Stratford, Ontario. She made her professional acting debut when she was 12, playing an orphan in a summer ...
, Canadian actress
*, American singer, actress
*Kristin Davis
Kristin Landen Davis (also listed as Kristin Lee Davis; born February 23, 1965) is an American actress and producer. She is known for playing Charlotte York in the HBO romantic comedy series ''Sex and the City'' (1998–2004). She received no ...
, American actress
* Kristin Della Rovere (born 2000), Canadian ice hockey player
* Kristín Eiríksdóttir, Icelandic poet and writer
* Kristin Fairlie, Canadian actress
* Kristin Godridge (born 1973), retired tennis player from Australia
*Kristin Gore
Kristin Carlson Gore (born June 5, 1977) is an American author, screenwriter, and director. She is the second daughter of former U.S. vice president Al Gore and advocate Tipper Gore (née Aitcheson).
Early life
Gore was born in Carthage, Te ...
, American writer
* Kristín Halldórsdóttir, Icelandic politician and journalist
* Kristin Hallenga (1985–2024), West German-born British columnist and philanthropist
*Kristin Hannah
Kristin Hannah (born September 25, 1960) is an Americans, American writer. Her most notable works include ''Winter Garden'', ''The Nightingale (Hannah novel), The Nightingale'', ''Firefly Lane (novel), Firefly Lane'', ''The Great Alone'', and ''T ...
, American author
* Kristin Kassner, American politician
*Kristin Kreuk
Kristin Laura Kreuk (; born December 30, 1982) is a Canadian actress. Debuting on teen drama '' Edgemont'', she became most known for her television roles as Lana Lang in the superhero television series ''Smallville'' (2001–2011), Catherine ...
, Canadian actress
* Kristin Mellem (born 1965, Norwegian musician
*Kristin Otto
Kristin Otto (; born 7 February 1966) is a former German swimmer, becoming Olympic, World and European champion, multiple times. She is most famous for being the first woman to win six gold medals at a single Olympic Games, doing so at the 1988 ...
, East German swimmer
* Kristín Ragna Gunnarsdóttir (born 1968), Icelandic children's writer
*Kristin Rossum
Kristin Margrethe Rossum (born October 25, 1976) is an American former toxicologist who was convicted of the murder of her husband Gregory T. de Villers, who died from a lethal dose of fentanyl on November 6, 2000. Rossum is serving a life senten ...
, American murderer and former toxicologist
*Kristin Scott Thomas
Dame Kristin Ann Scott Thomas (born 24 May 1960) is a British actress. A five-time BAFTA Award and Olivier Award nominee, she won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for ''Four Weddings and a Funeral'' (1994) and the Olivi ...
, English actress
*Kristin Sigurdsdatter
Kristin Sigurdsdatter (ca. 1125–1178) was a Norwegian princess and mother of King Magnus V of Norway.
Kristin was a daughter of King Sigurd I of Norway and Malmfred of Kiev. She married Erling Skakke (''Erling Ormsson Skakke''), a Norwegian ...
(ca. 1125-1178), Norwegian princess
*Kristin Bauer van Straten
Kristin Bauer van Straten ( Neubauer) is an American film and television actress, notable for her roles as vampire Pamela Swynford De Beaufort on the HBO television series ''True Blood'', Jerry's girlfriend Gillian ("man hands") on ''Seinfeld'' ...
, American actress
* Kristin Umland, American mathematician and mathematics educator
Fictional characters
*Kristin Lavransdatter, a character in the trilogy of historical novels of the same name by Sigrid Undset
*Officer Kristin D'Silva, an army officer in Child's Play 3
Notes
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English feminine given names