Kirsten

[Jeschara]

What do you think of the name Kirsten.

I love it. I also love Kirsty.

Very American to me

I have always disliked Kirsty, kirsten, Kristen, Kristy etc. I struggle to distinguish between them!

I think it's quite boring.

I think of it as a very Scottish name. Mostly because I am Scottish and know quite a few, along with several Kirsty's. I like it.

I love it, I really like Kirsty too.

It would get muddled with the other spelling Kirstin and also with Kristen. If you love it, though, go for it.

Christa would be another alternative.

I really like it, it's not to unusual that no one's heard of it, but also its not common that there'll be more than one in school class.
I know only two. One is reception at school and the other is grown up

Have to look closely to see if it’s Kirsten or Kristen. As a PP said, I think of it as Scottish.
Would you pronounce “kur-stin” or “kier-stin”?

They'll have to spell it every time, but will rarely meet another. My mum picked it because she had a Norwegian friend with the name. I think Kirstin is more common in Scotland, only people I've ever met with the name have been Scottish.
I love having an unusual name. I wanted an unusual name for my dd, but turned out I was on trend.

I really like it

Dated

I was at school with 3 Kirstens all born in the early 70s. I don't like it because they were all called Kirst which sounds like cursed.

Beautiful name, I know one, she is very kind.

DD1 is Scottish and a Kirsten. Don't know any other Kirsten's

My Cousins name (she is mid 20s) beautiful girl and soul and due to that I love it.

Love it.

I like it, and like that it's rarely used.

Not my cup of tea, "I have always disliked Kirsty, kirsten, Kristen, Kristy etc." same.

I like it. It's underused these days too. Can be shortened for a little girl and use in full when she's grown up.

Not a fan sorry

I like Kirsten - it sounds quite Scandi to me, yet is well known/useable in the UK (like Astrid, Greta etc). Only concern is it may get misspelt/ missheard as Kristen, because they are so similar - but this probably isn't a big deal.

It's ok. I find it difficult to pronounce

Very 70s name to me, as I grew up in Australia with many Kirstys and Kirstens.

I'd be surprised to hear it on a baby today but it's not a terrible name in and of itself.