Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kirsten

/ˈkɝstən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: kirsten
IPA: /ˈkɝstən/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

"U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) led Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) to send a letter to President Biden, Attorney General Merrick Garland, and Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra, following up on previous requests that the administration use its authority to deschedule cannabis and pardon non-violent cannabis-related offenders."

Etymology

From North Germanic (Danish Kirsten and Norwegian Kirsten). Doublet of Christina.

Origin

Source language: Danish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Kirsten

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkɝstən/
British English: /ˈkɜːstən/

Inflected Forms

Kyrsten (alternative) Kirstin (alternative) Kyrstin (alternative) Kirstyn (alternative) Kyrstyn (alternative) Kerstin (alternative) Kirstens (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Kristen Kristin Kristine

Rhymes With

thurston hurston kersten thurstan burston

Questions

How do you pronounce kirsten?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɝstən/.
What does kirsten mean?: A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Where does kirsten come from?: It is traced to Danish.

How to pronounce kirsten

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