Kristen is a

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, also the Breton, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian form of

Christian A Christian () is a person who follows or adheres to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. Christians form the largest religious community in the wo ...

. As a result, Kristen is a male name in

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard also form part of the Kingdom of ...

Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east. At , Sweden is the largest Nordic count ...

and

Denmark Denmark is a Nordic countries, Nordic country in Northern Europe. It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark,, . also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the Autonomous a ...

, with the female equivalent spelt as Kristin, a Scandinavian form and a variation of Christine. In Breton, Kristen is both a male and female name. In Indonesian, Kristen is the name for Christian religion from English. In English-speaking countries, Kristen is now usually a

female An organism's sex is female ( symbol: ♀) if it produces the ovum (egg cell), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete (sperm cell) during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females and ...

name, used as an alternative spelling of Kristin, with the Kristen spelling having become the more popular spelling of the name in English-speaking countries for newborn girls by the mid 1970s.Behind the Name: Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Kristen
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In Denmark, the name can also be spelt '' Christen'', and also variants '' Kresten'' and '' Chresten'' exists. In Iceland, the name '' Kristinn'' is used, and is often mistaken as female by other Europeans.

List of people with the given name Kristen

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Kristen Alderson Kristen DeAnn Alderson (born May 29, 1991) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for playing the role of Starr Manning on the ABC soap opera ''One Life to Live'' (1998 to 2012) and the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'' (2012 t ...

(born 1991), American actress and singer *

Kristen Soltis Anderson Kristen Lynne Soltis Anderson (born 1984) is a Republican pollster, television personality, and writer whose work has appeared in ''The Daily Beast'', ''Politico'', and ''HuffPost''. In 2013 ''Time'' named Anderson one of the 30 People Under 30 ...

(born 1984), American journalist *

Kristen Anderson-Lopez Kristen Anderson-Lopez (born March 21, 1972) is an American songwriter. She is known for co-writing the songs for the 2013 animated musical film '' Frozen'' and its 2019 sequel '' Frozen II'' with her husband Robert Lopez. The couple won the Aca ...

(born 1972), American songwriter *

Kristen Arnett Kristen Arnett (born December 16, 1980) is an American fiction author and essayist. Her debut novel, ''Mostly Dead Things'', was a ''New York Times'' bestseller. Early life and education Arnett was born and raised in Orlando, Florida, where sh ...

(born 1980), American fiction author and essayist *

Kristen Ashburn Kristen Ashburn is an American photojournalist. She is best known for her work photographing the impact of AIDS in southern Africa. Ashburn is based in New York City and Miami, where she resides with her husband and daughter. Early life and educ ...

(born 1973), American photojournalist *

Kristen Ashley Kristen Ashley (born Kristen A L Moutaw; April 8, 1968) is a ''New York Times'' and ''USA Today'' bestselling author of more than 75 books in 14 languages, with over three million copies sold. Two of her novels have been adapted into film. Ca ...

(born 1986), American author

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Kristen Babb-Sprague Kristen Elizabeth Babb, (born July 29, 1968) also known by her married name Kristen Elizabeth Babb-Sprague after February 1991, is an American former synchronized swimmer who competed for the Walnut Creek Aquanuts and was a 1992 Barcelona Olympi ...

(born 1968) American synchronized swimmer * Kristen Barbara (born 1992), Canadian ice hockey player * Kristen Barnhisel, American winemaker * Kristen Beams (born 1984), Australian cricket player *

Kristen Bell Kristen Anne Bell (born July 18, 1980) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. List of Kristen Bell performances, Her work includes both film and television, and List of awards and nominations received by Kristen Bell, h ...

(born 1980), American actress * Kristen Walsh Bellows (born 1982), American racquetball player * Kristen Berset (born 1981), American beauty pageant contestant * Kristen Bicknell (born 1986), Canadian professional poker player * Kristen Bowditch (born 1975), British former long-distance runner * Kristen Kyrre Bremer (1925–2013), Norwegian theologian and clergyman * Kristen Britain, American author * Kristen Brown (born 1992), American pole vaulter * Kristen Bujnowski (born 1992), Canadian bobsledder * Kristen Buckley (born 1968), American author * Kristen Butler (born 1984), American softball player

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* Kristen Caverly (born 1984), American swimmer * Kristen Cloke (born 1968), American actress * Kristen Condon, Australian actress * Kristen Connolly (born 1980), American actress and tennis player * Kristen Cox (born 1969), American politician

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* Kristen Dalton (born 1966), American actress * Kristen Dalton (born 1986), American beauty pageant contestant * Kristen DeAngelis, American microbiologist and environmental activist * Kristen Dexter (born 1961), American politician

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* Kristen Edmonds (born 1987), American soccer player * Kristen Eik-Nes (1922–1992), Norwegian medical scientist

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* Kristen Feilberg (1839–1919), Danish photographer * Kristen K. Flaa (1925–2021), Norwegian politician * Kristen Fløgstad (born 1947), Norwegian triple and long jumper * Kristen Flores (born 1982), American actress and film producer * Kristen Foster (born 1987), Canadian curler * Kristen French (1976–1992), Canadian homicide victim

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* Kristen R. Ghodsee (born 1970), American ethnographer * Kristen Gilbert (born 1967), American serial killer * Kristen Gislefoss (born 1954), Norwegian meteorologist * Kristen Gran Gleditsch (1867–1946), Norwegian military officer and topographer * Kristen Graczyk (born 1993), American soccer player * Kristen Gremillion (born 1958), American anthropologist * Kristen Marie Griest, American military officer * Kristen Gundelach (1891–1971), Norwegian poet and translator

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* Kristen Hager (born 1984), Canadian actress * Kristen Hamilton (born 1992), American soccer player * Kristen den Hartog (born 1965), Canadian writer * Kristen Heiss (born 1987), American swimmer * Kristen Holbø (1869–1953), Norwegian painter and illustrator * Kristen Holden-Ried (Kris Holden-Ried; born 1973), Canadian actor * Kristen Hughes (born 1979), Australian netball player

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* Kristen Iversen, American writer

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* Kristen Jenner (Kris Jenner; born 1955), American television personality * Kristen Johnson, American magician * Kristen Johnson (born 1982), American beauty pageant contestant *

Kristen Johnston Kristen Angela Johnston (born September 20, 1967) is an American actress. Best known for her work on television sitcoms, she twice won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Sally Solomon in ...

(born 1967), American actress

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* Kristen Kavander (born 1989), American author * Kristen Kelly, American singer * Kristen Kish (born 1984), American chef and television personality * Kristen Kjellman (born 1984), American lacrosse player

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* Kristen Ledlow (born 1988), American reporter * Kristen Lepionka, American crime fiction novelist * Kristen Li (born 2002), American voice actress known for ''The Powerpuff Girls'' * Kristen Lippincott, English art historian * Kristen Luneberg, American beauty pageant contestant

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* Kristen-Paige Madonia, American writer * Kristen Maloney (born 1981), American gymnast * Kristen Mann (born 1983), American basketball player * Kristen May, American musician * Kristen McGuire, American voice actress * Kristen McMenamy (born 1964), American model *

Kristen Meadows Kristen Meadows is a retired actress who has appeared in such daytime TV soap operas as ''One Life to Live'' as Mimi King and ''Santa Barbara (TV series), Santa Barbara'' as Victoria Lane. Personal life Meadows was born in Milwaukee, Milwauk ...

(born 1957), American actress * Kristen Meier (born 1991), American soccer player * Kristen Merlin (born 1984), American musician * Kristen Merlino, American art director * Kristen Michal (born 1975), Estonian politician * Kristen Miller (born 1976), American actress *

Kristen Morgin Kristen L. Morgin (born 1968) is an American visual artist working primarily in sculpture. She is best known for her works made of unfired clay that use trompe-l'œil to appear as wood, paper, or metal and suggest decay. Biography Kristen Morgin ...

(born 1968), American sculptor

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* Kristen Newlin (born 1985), Turkish American basketball player *

Kristen Nygaard Kristen Nygaard (27 August 1926 – 10 August 2002) was a Norwegian computer scientist, programming language pioneer, and politician. Internationally, Nygaard is acknowledged as the co-inventor of object-oriented programming and the programming ...

(1926–2002), Norwegian computer scientist and politician * Kristen Nygaard (footballer) (born 1949), Danish footballer

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* Kristen Øyen (born 1938), Norwegian forester

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* Kristen Pazik (born 1978), TAMIL NADU model * Kristen Pfaff (1967–1994), American musician

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* Kristen Renton (born 1982), American actress * Kristen Rohlfs (1930–2017), German astronomer * Kristen Roth (born 1985), American skater * Kristen Rudisill (born 1975), American culture scientist * Kristen Ruhlin (born 1984), American actress * Kristen Rutherford (born 1968), American writer

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* Kristen Schaal (born 1978), American actress * Kristen Schlukebir (born 1987), American tennis player * Kristen Silverberg (born 1971), American diplomat * Kristen Simmons, American writer * Kristen Skjeldal (born 1967), Norwegian cross-country skier * Kristen Stewart (born 1990), American actress * Kristen A. Stilt, American Islamic studies scholar

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* Kristen Taunton (born 1977), Canadian field hockey player * Kristen Thomson (born 1966), Canadian actress and playwright * Kristen Thorsness (born 1960), American rower

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* Kristen Vadgaard (1886–1979), Danish gymnast * Kristen Valkner (1903–1972), Norwegian clergyman and historian * Kristen Veal (born 1981), Australian basketball player * Kristen Vigard (born 1963), American actress and singer *

Kristen Viikmäe Kristen Viikmäe (born 10 February 1979) is an Estonian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He now plays beach soccer. Club career Born in Tallinn, Viikmäe started his career with FC Flora Tallinn, and has since played f ...

(born 1979), Estonian footballer

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* Kristen Welker (born 1976), American television journalist * Kristen Wiig (born 1973), American actress * Kristen Wilson (born 1969), American actress

Fictional characters

* Kristen DiMera, character from American soap opera '' Days of Our Lives'' *Kristen, a character in ''

Barney & Friends ''Barney & Friends'' is an American children's television series created by Sheryl Leach targeted at children ages two to five. The flagship production of the ''Barney'' franchise, it originally aired on PBS under the PBS Kids brand from Ap ...

'', played by Sara Hickman

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