English

Alternative forms

• Kristen
• rare: Kristan, Kristyn, Krysten, Krystin

Proper noun

Kristin

1. A female given name of mostly American use.
   • 1990, Ed McBain, Vespers, Mandarin (1991), ISBN 0749305967, page 35:

     Kristin Lund looked exactly like her name. Blonde hair and blue eyes, a full tempestuous mouth, and a figure that reminded Hawes of the gently sloping hills of Sweden, where he'd never been.

Estonian

Proper noun

Kristin

1. A female given name, from the Scandinavian variant of Kristiina ‎(“Christina”).

Faroese

Proper noun

Kristin m

1. A male given name.

Usage notes

• son of Kristin: Kristinsson
• daughter of Kristin: Kristinsdóttir

Declension

Proper noun

Kristin

1. A female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

• son of Kristin: Kristinarson
• daughter of Kristin: Kristinardóttir

Declension

German

Proper noun

Kristin

1. A female given name borrowed from Norwegian.

Norwegian

Etymology

From Latin Christina. First recorded in Norway in the 12th century.

Proper noun

Kristin

1. A female given name.

Related terms

• Christin, Christina, Kine, Kirsten, Kirsti, Kjersti, Kristina, Kristine, Stina, Stine, Tina, Tine

References

• Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, ISBN 82-521-4483-7
• Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 17 120 females with the given name Kristin living in Norway on January 1st 2011, with the frequency peak in the 1960s. Accessed on April 18th, 2011.

Swedish

Proper noun

Kristin

1. A female given name, variant of Christina