Baby name

REVIVING BOY · LOW GERMAN-SCANDINAVIAN
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Karsten

/KAR · sten/


“Anointed”

Low German and Scandinavian form of Christian, from Greek Christos meaning 'anointed'; the name has a brisk, northern European character.

kars

strong

How it ages.

Solid North German and Scandinavian name; ages well without ever feeling trendy.

The cultural moment.

Common in northern Germany and Scandinavia from the 1950s through 1980s; stable, not reviving.