Karsten

Low German form of CHRISTIAN.

CHRISTIAN   male   English, French, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
From the medieval Latin name Christianus meaning "a Christian" (see CHRISTOS). In England it has been in use since the Middle Ages, during which time it was used by both males and females, but it did not become common until the 17th century. In Denmark the name has been borne by ten kings since the 15th century. A famous bearer was Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875), the Danish author of such fairy tales as 'The Ugly Duckling' and 'The Emperor's New Clothes'.
CHRISTOS   male   Theology
Means "anointed", derived from Greek χριω (chrio) "to anoint". This was a name applied to Jesus by early Greek-speaking Christians. It is a translation of the Hebrew word מָשִׁיחַ (mashiyach), commonly spelled in English messiah, which also means "anointed".
EQUIVALENTS
BULGARIAN: Kristiyan
CROATIAN: Kristijan
DANISH: Carsten, Christen, Christian, Karsten, Kresten, Kristen, Kristian
DUTCH: Christiaan
ENGLISH: Christian
ESTONIAN: Kristjan
FINNISH: Kristian
FRENCH: Christian
GERMAN: Christian
HUNGARIAN: Krisztián
ICELANDIC: Kristján
ITALIAN: Cristiano
LATE ROMAN: Christianus
LATVIAN: Kristiāns
LITHUANIAN: Kristijonas
LOW GERMAN: Carsten, Karsten
MACEDONIAN: Hristijan, Kristijan
NORWEGIAN: Christen, Christian, Karsten, Kristen, Kristian
POLISH: Krystian, Krystyn
PORTUGUESE: Cristiano
ROMANIAN: Cristian
SERBIAN: Kristijan
SLOVENE: Kristijan, Kristjan
SPANISH: Cristián
SWEDISH: Christian, Kristian
DIMINUTIVES AND SHORT FORMS
CROATIAN: Krsto
DANISH: Christer, Kris
DUTCH: Chris
ENGLISH: Chris, Kris
ROMANIAN: Cristi
SWEDISH: Christer, Krister
FEMININE FORMS
BASQUE: Kistiñe
BULGARIAN: Hristina, Kristina
CROATIAN: Ina, Kristina, Tina
CZECH: Kristina, Kristýna
DANISH: Christa, Christin, Christina, Christine, Ina, Kirsten, Kirstine, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, Stina, Stine, Tine
DUTCH: Christina, Christine, Ina, Stien, Tina, Tineke
ENGLISH: Chris, Chrissie, Chrissy, Christa, Christabel, Christabella, Christabelle, Christen, Christi, Christiana, Christianne, Christie, Christina, Christine, Christobel, Christy, Cristen, Ina, Kiersten, Kiki, Kirsten, Kris, Krista, Kristeen, Kristen, Kristi, Kristia, Kristie, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, Kristy, Krysten, Krystina, Krystine, Kyrsten, Tiana, Tianna, Tina
ESTONIAN: Kristiina
FAROESE: Kristina
FINNISH: Iina, Kirsi, Kirsti, Krista, Kristiina, Stiina, Tiina
FRENCH: Christelle, Christiane, Christine
GERMAN: Christa, Christel, Christiane, Christin, Christina, Christine, Ina, Kerstin, Kiki, Krista, Kristiane, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine
HAWAIIAN: Kilikina
HUNGARIAN: Krisztina
ICELANDIC: Kristín, Kristjana
ITALIAN: Cristiana, Cristina, Tina
LATE ROMAN: Christiana
LATVIAN: Kristiāna, Kristīna, Kristīne
LIMBURGISH: Ina, Stien
LITHUANIAN: Kristina
MACEDONIAN: Hristina, Tina
NORWEGIAN: Christin, Christina, Christine, Ina, Kine, Kirsten, Kjersti, Kjerstin, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, Stina, Stine, Tine
POLISH: Krysia, Krystiana, Krystyna
PORTUGUESE: Cristiana, Cristina
ROMANIAN: Cristina
RUSSIAN: Kristina
SCOTTISH: Cairistìona, Kirsteen, Kirstie, Kirstin, Kirsty
SERBIAN: Hristina, Kristina
SLOVAK: Kristína
SLOVENE: Kristina, Tina
SPANISH: Cristina
SWEDISH: Christin, Christina, Christine, Ina, Kerstin, Kia, Kjerstin, Kristin, Kristina, Kristine, Stina
UKRAINIAN: Khrystyna
WELSH: Crystin
OTHER FORMS
THEOLOGY: Christos