Kjerstin
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Origin of the name Kirsten:
Scandinavian cognate of Christine, derived from the Ecclesiastic Late Latin christiānus which is from the Ecclesiastic Greek christianos (a Christian, a follower of Christ).
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Kjerstin is the Norwegian version of the commonly-known Kirsten. Kjersti is often used as a nickname.
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"Christian".
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Kjerstin Andersen, Norwegian handball goalkeeper and Olympic silver-medalist
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