Carsten
As a male first name, Carsten is the Nordic / Low German form of Christian . The name variant Kersten , on the other hand, is used for both genders.
The first name comes from the Latin christianus as well as from the Greek christianos (χριστιανος), Christ or Christian, which is derived from Christós (Χριστός). The Greek Christos in turn corresponds to the Hebrew maschiach (משיח), Messiah , which means the anointed in relation to Jesus Christ .
As a derivation from Christian, Carsten is also interpreted as "Solid in Christ, a rock in Christ".
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First name
- Carsten Aschmann (* 1965), German filmmaker, video artist, author, film editor and film producer
- Carsten Burhop (* 1973), German historian
- Carsten Busch (* 1980), German soccer player
- Carsten Byhring (1918–1990), Norwegian actor
- Carsten Colpe (1929–2009), German religious scholar, New Testament scholar and Iranist
- Carsten Dahl (* 1967), Danish jazz pianist
- Carsten Eisenmenger (* 1967), German soccer player and coach
- Carsten Frerk (* 1945), German political scientist, journalist and author
- Carsten Gliese (* 1965), German photographer and artist
- Carsten Hübner (* 1969), German politician (PDS)
- Carsten Jancker (* 1974), German soccer player
- Carsten Joh (* 1963/64), German poker player
- Carsten Klook (* 1959), German writer
- Carsten Knop (* 1969), German journalist and author
- Carsten Lepper (* 1975), German singer and actor
- Carsten Lekutat (* 1971), German television doctor and media entrepreneur
- Carsten Linnemann (* 1977), German politician (CDU)
- Carsten Maschmeyer (* 1959), German financial entrepreneur
- Carsten Müller (* 1970), German politician (CDU)
- Carsten Nicolaisen (1934–2017), German Protestant theologian and church historian
- Carsten Niebuhr (1733–1815) German mathematician, cartographer and explorer
- Carsten Ovens (* 1981), German politician (CDU)
- Carsten Pörksen (* 1944), German politician (SPD)
- Carsten Ramelow (* 1974), German soccer player
- Carsten Sawosch (* 1968), German politician (Pirate Party)
- Carsten Schneider (* 1976), German politician (SPD)
- Carsten Spengemann (* 1972), German actor and television presenter
- Carsten Spohr (* 1966), German manager
- Carsten Stahl (* 1972), German private investigator and actor
- Carsten Wolters (* 1969), German soccer player
family name
- Catarina Carsten (1920–2019), Austrian writer
- Francis L. Carsten (1911–1998), German-British historian
- Peter Carsten (1928–2012), German actor
- Rudolf Carsten (1880–1954), German crop breeder
See also
Wiktionary: Carsten - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations
