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[Facts] Re: Carsten
Hi Melanie,Karsten (spelling variant Carsten) is a Low German version of Christian. The name Christian is used in Germany as well (German pronunciation: CHRIS-tee-yahn).The name is quite common in the north of Germany and in Denmark but not so common in the south of Germany and in Austria and Switzerland.Satu
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Melanie,
I named my son born in March Carsten Foster - I believe it's a Danish name.Lisa
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My Brother-In-Law is named Carsten. And I'm Danish so it is also a Danish name.-- CharlieB --
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thanks CharlieI'm still interested if anyone else has more information or anecdotes about this name. :)
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thanks Satu (nm)
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