Kerstin

Kerstin

Pronunciation	Swedish: /²ɕæʂtɪn/
Gender	Female
Language(s)	German, Swedish
Other names
Variant form(s)	Christina

Kerstin is a female German and Swedish given name; it is the European version of Christina.

Notable persons with this name include:

Arts and entertainment

• Kerstin Anderson (born 1994), American stage actress and singer, portrayed Maria von Trapp in the 2015 US national tour of The Sound of Music
• Kerstin Ekman (born 1933), Swedish novelist
• Kerstin Granlund, member of the Swedish comedy groups Galenskaparna och After Shave
• Kerstin Hilldén (born 1988), Swedish musical theatre actress
• Kerstin Meyer, (1928–2020), Swedish opera singer
• Kerstin Ott (born 1982), German musician
• Kerstin Thorborg (1896–1970), Swedish opera singer
• Kerstin Thorvall (1925–2010), Swedish writer

Politics

• Kerstin Alm (born 1949), Finnish politician from the Åland Islands
• Kerstin Andreae (born 1968), German politician (Alliance 90/The Greens)

Sports

• Kerstin Garefrekes (born 1979), German footballer
• Kerstin Müller (born 1969), German rower

Other

• Kerstin Mey (born 1963), German academic, President of the University of Limerick, Ireland
• Kerstin Fritzl (born 1988), imprisoned for 24 years and raped by her father until freed

See also

• Kerstin-Maria Aronsson (born 1937), Swedish politician
• Kerstin (horse), a Thoroughbred racehorse
• 842 Kerstin, minor planet orbiting the Sun
• All pages with titles containing Kerstin
• Kirsten (given name)
• Kjerstin, a given name
• Kristen (given name)
• Kristin (name)