"Kirsten" meaning in All languages combined

See Kirsten on Wiktionary

Proper name [Danish]

IPA: [ˈkʰiɐ̯sdn̩]
Etymology: Contraction of Kristine, from Christina. Recorded in Denmark since at least the 12th century. Etymology templates: {{contraction|da|Kristine}} Contraction of Kristine, {{m|da|Christina}} Christina Head templates: {{head|da|proper noun}} Kirsten
  1. a female given name Categories (topical): Danish female given names, Danish given names
    Sense id: en-Kirsten-da-name-pLhOhtoi Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [English]

IPA: /ˈkɜːstən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɝstən/ [General-American], /ˈkɪɹstən/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)stən Etymology: From North Germanic (Danish Kirsten and Norwegian Kirsten). Doublet of Christina. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|gmq|-}} North Germanic, {{bor|en|da|Kirsten}} Danish Kirsten, {{bor|en|no|Kirsten}} Norwegian Kirsten, {{doublet|en|Christina}} Doublet of Christina Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Kirsten
  1. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Categories (topical): English female given names, English given names Synonyms: Kyrsten, Kirstin, Kyrstin, Kirstyn, Kyrstyn Related terms: Kristen, Kristin, Kristine
    Sense id: en-Kirsten-en-name-G1A8salx Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 91 9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name [English]

Forms: Kirstens [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from German Kirsten. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Kirsten}} German Kirsten Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Kirsten (plural Kirstens)
  1. A surname from German.
    Sense id: en-Kirsten-en-name-gISmo46Y Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name [German]

Audio: De-Kirsten.ogg
Head templates: {{head|de|proper noun}} Kirsten
  1. a female given name from Danish or Norwegian Categories (topical): German female given names, German given names
    Sense id: en-Kirsten-de-name-WQyQ9Lmn Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header

Proper name [Norwegian]

IPA: /²çiʂten/, [²ˈçɪʂ.ʈⁿɳ̩]
Etymology: Contraction of Kristine, from Christina. Etymology templates: {{contraction|no|Kristine}} Contraction of Kristine, {{m|no|Christina}} Christina Head templates: {{head|no|proper nouns||||Kirstens||{{{pl2}}}||{{{pl3}}}|head=}} Kirsten, {{no-proper noun}} Kirsten
  1. a female given name, variant of Kristine Wikipedia link: no:Kirsten Categories (topical): Norwegian female given names, Norwegian given names Related terms: Kristin
    Sense id: en-Kirsten-no-name-M3phDXb6 Categories (other): Norwegian entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "Kirstens",
        "7": "",
        "8": "{{{pl2}}}",
        "9": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "Kirsten",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Kirsten",
      "name": "no-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Norwegian",
  "lang_code": "no",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Kristin"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Norwegian contractions",
        "Norwegian entries with incorrect language header",
        "Norwegian female given names",
        "Norwegian given names",
        "Norwegian lemmas",
        "Norwegian proper nouns",
        "Norwegian terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a female given name, variant of Kristine"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "given name",
          "given name"
        ],
        [
          "Kristine",
          "Kristine#Norwegian"
        ]
      ],
      "wikipedia": [
        "no:Kirsten"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/²çiʂten/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[²ˈçɪʂ.ʈⁿɳ̩]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Kirsten"
}

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