Kristen

A spelling variant of Kristin, from Christina, fairly popular in the latter half of the twentieth century.

Kristen

1. A female given name from Ancient Greek.

• Inkster, Kinters, Kirsten, Kistner, reknits, skinter, stinker, striken, tinkers

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• IPA^(key): [ˈkrɪstɛn]

Kristen m anim (female equivalent Kristenová)

1. a male surname

• “Kristen”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

A variant of Christian, with the literal meaning kristen (“Christian”).

Kristen

1. a male given name

From Danish Kristen.

Kristen

1. a male given name, variant of Kristjan

From English Kristen.

Kristen

1. a female given name, a rare modern variant of Kristin

From Dutch christen (“Christian”), from Middle Dutch cristen, variant of kersten, from Old Dutch [Term?], from, Ancient Greek Χρῑστιᾱνός (Khrīstiānós) from Latin Christiānus.

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈkristən/ [ˈkris.t̪ən]
• Rhymes: -istən
• Syllabification: Kris‧ten

Kristên (plural Kristen-Kristen)

1. Christianity
2. Christian

• Due to Dutch pillarisation (verzuiling), Kristen refers to non-Roman Catholic Christianity in general, specifically to Protestantism.
• Nasrani is seldom used as a self-designation by Christians and is widely considered politically incorrect. Since this word is the word used for “Christian” in the Quran and hadeeth, it retains some currency in Islamic religious discourse.

• Kristian (Brunei, Malaysia, Singapore)

• Nasrani (in Islamic religious discourse)

• “Kristen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From English Christian.

Kristen

1. Christian