Where does “Kirsten” come from?

Kirsten is a Danish given name derived from Danish Kristine, which comes from Danish Christina, a Scandinavian form of the name for Christian believers.

Ancestry of “Kirsten”, step by step

Kirsten traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Kirsten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NorwegianKirsten—
2NorwegianKristineChristina
3LatinChristina—
4LatinChristiānusChristian
5LatinChrīstus—
6Ancient GreekΧριστόςanointed; messiah; annointed, the annointed one,...
7Ancient Greekχρίωto rub or smear (especially the body) with oil or unguents; to anoint
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʰrēy-to smear; to paint, streak, smear
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰer-to rub; to stroke; to grind

via Danish Kirsten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishKirsten—
2DanishKristine—
3DanishChristinaa Latinate and Swedish type variant of Christine

via German Kirsten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKirsten—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰrēy- →Every word from Ancient Greek χρίω →