Kirsten (given name)

Kirsten
Pronunciation	KERST-ən (trad.)
Gender	female
Origin
Word/Name	Greek (via Latin)
Meaning	follower of Christ/the anointed/walks with God
Other names
Related names	Kristen

Kirsten is a Swedish, Danish and Norwegian form of the name Christina.

In music:

• Kirsten Flagstad, Norwegian opera singer
• Kirsten Rosenberg, American rock/metal singer

In sports:

• Kirsten Flipkens, Belgian tennis player; 2003 ITF Junior World Champion
• Kirsten Melkevik Otterbu, Norwegian long-distance runner
• Kirsten Olson, American figure skater
• Kirsten Thomson, Australian middle distance freestyle swimmer

In television and film:

• Kirsten Bishop, voice actress best known for her roles as Zoycite and Kaori Knight in the English version of Sailor Moon
• Kirsten Bourne, actress who played the role of Tessa Campanelli in the hit Canadian television series Degrassi High
• Kirsten Cohen, fictional character on FOX series The OC
• Kirsten Dunst, American actress of German and Swedish descent
• Kirsten Imrie, former glamour model, actress and television presenter
• Kirsten O'Brien, British TV presenter
• Kirsten Price, adult film actress and reality TV star
• Kirsten Prout, American actress, best known for ABC Family shows, Kyle XY and The Lying Game.
• Kirsten Magasdi, BBC World reporter often seen reporting for Fast Track
• Kirsten Storms, American actress best known for her role as Isabella "Belle" Black in the NBC soap opera Days of our Lives from 1999 to 2004
• Kirsten Vangsness, American actress

In other fields:

• Kirsten Bakis, Swiss-born author of Lives of the Monster Dogs
• Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator from New York
• Kirsten Livermore, Australian politician
• Kirsten Munk, morganatic royal consort

In other uses:

• Kirsten Cohen, a fictional character on the Fox television series The O.C.

See also

• Kirsten (disambiguation)