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Meaning and origin
Kristin is a German girl name. The meaning of the name is `Anointed, Follower of Christ`.


Where is it used?
The name Kristin is mainly used in Scandinavian and in German.

How do they say it elsewhere?
Christin (In Scandinavian and in German)
Kirsten (In Scandinavian)
Christine (In French and in English)
Christian (In English and in French)
Christina (In English)
Kristy (In English)
Cristen (In Other languages)


If it's too long people might use
In Swedish, Czech, Russian and in German: Kristina
In English: Tina


See also
In Swedish: Kjerstin
In Scottish: Kirstin (F)
In Scandinavian: Stina
In Polish: Krystyna
In Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and in Romanian: Cristina
In Italian: Cristiana
In Hungarian: Krisztina
In German, Scandinavian and in English: Christa
In German: Kristen
In German: Kerstin
In Finnish: Kristiina
In Finnish: Kirsi
In English (Modern): Krystina
In English: Kristia
In Bulgarian: Hristina


Extra information:
Alternative meanings (Scandinavian) Anointed, Follower of Christ

What Kristin`s say about their name

1. The best thing about the name Kristin:
   It is a beautiful name
   The worst thing about the name:
   No one like to spell it right....
   If my name wasn`t Kristin....:
   It would of been Kerri
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2. The best thing about the name Kristin:
   It's pretty
   The worst thing about the name:
   Spelling erros
   If my name wasn`t Kristin....:
   Jae
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3. The best thing about the name Kristin:
   My parents named me it.
   The worst thing about the name:
   Everyone spells it wrong. They normally say KrisTEN instead of Kristin. My friend, Sherye, call me Krystalle. I hate it.
   If my name wasn`t Kristin....:
   Kristin.
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   No.
4. The best thing about the name Kristin:
   You can dot both the I's with hearts!!!!
   The worst thing about the name:
   spelling errors occur frequently
   If my name wasn`t Kristin....:
   Evelynn
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   Kristin's should be proud!
5. The best thing about the name Kristin:
   Having a unique name
   The worst thing about the name:
   Everyone spells it wrong. You rarely find a keychain with KristIn. (;
   If my name wasn`t Kristin....:
   It would be Katie.
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6. The best thing about the name Kristin:
   Mom gave me that name
   The worst thing about the name:
   everybody spells it wrong
   If my name wasn`t Kristin....:
   Karin
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7. The best thing about the name Kristin:
   I don't find a lot of people with the same spelling as me.
   The worst thing about the name:
   People always spell it wrong, and they call my Christian instead of Kristin.
   If my name wasn`t Kristin....:
   It would have been Mirranda. I wish it would have been Kylie because i think that's cute.
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   All you Kristin's out there, keep being amazing. (:
8. The best thing about the name Kristin:
   Its unique
   The worst thing about the name:
   EVERYONE SPEELS IT WRONG!!!!!
   If my name wasn`t Kristin....:
   Marinea
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   i love all the Kristins out there!
9. The best thing about the name Kristin:
   sounds pretty
   The worst thing about the name:
   having to ALWAYS spell it out
   If my name wasn`t Kristin....:
   Katherine
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10. The best thing about the name Kristin:
    nothing
    The worst thing about the name:
    have to correct the spelling constantly
    If my name wasn`t Kristin....:
    it would be renee
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12. The best thing about the name Kristin:
    The fact that it's common, but still rare.
    The worst thing about the name:
    Everyone always spells it wrong.
    If my name wasn`t Kristin....:
    It would've been Stephen. (My parents were told I was going to be a boy)
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13. The best thing about the name Kristin:
    Its rarely seen ! I love my name
    The worst thing about the name:
    everyone wants to spell it with a C or a E
    If my name wasn`t Kristin....:
    then i wouldnt be me
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14. The best thing about the name Kristin:
    There are very few of us!!
    The worst thing about the name:
    EEVERYONE SPELLZ MY NAME WRONG!!!
    If my name wasn`t Kristin....:
    It would be isabella
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16. The best thing about the name Kristin:
    You always have to correct the spelling
    The worst thing about the name:
    you always have to correct the spelling
    If my name wasn`t Kristin....:
    It would've been storm!!! Thank goodness my mom sobered up!!!!
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17. The best thing about the name Kristin:
    It's Pretty
    The worst thing about the name:
    THat every one spells it wrong..I'm A Tin not a Ten!!
    If my name wasn`t Kristin....:
    I dunno then I wouldn't be me!!
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18. The best thing about the name Kristin:
    Hmmm... I don't know! I just like it.
    The worst thing about the name:
    Having people spell it wrong (Kristen, Christen, Christin, etc) or say it wrong (say it like Christian, Christina, etc)
    If my name wasn`t Kristin....:
    My mom was going to name me Christopher because she thought I was a boy.
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19. The best thing about the name Kristin:
    It's pretty unique! Not a TON of people have it!
    The worst thing about the name:
    I totally hate being called kristine or kristina or people ALWAYS spell it wrong!
    If my name wasn`t Kristin....:
    Hmmmm I don't know? Maybe Samantha?
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20. The best thing about the name Kristin:
    It's German and I love the German language and history.
    The worst thing about the name:
    For some reason none of my teachers or anyone else could spell it right. Everyone spells it Kristen or calls me Kirsten
    If my name wasn`t Kristin....:
    Yeah I would have been Lindsey or Brittney and I dont like either name
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    I wish my parents didnt get the name from a soap opera

More `Kristin` links
Kristin as abbreviation
Actors named Kristin
Kristin in the encyclopedia