Christer
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Christer or Krister are varieties of the masculine given name Kristian, derived from the Latin name Christianus, which in turn comes from the Greek word khristianós, which means "follower of Christ".
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- Instance of
- male given name
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- language of work or name
- Swedish
- native label
- Christer
- writing system
- Latin script
- Soundex
- C623
- Cologne phonetics
- 47827
- Caverphone
- KRST11
- Commons category
- Christer (given name)
- name day
- November 13
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Christer or Krister are varieties of the masculine given name Kristian, derived from the Latin name Christianus, which in turn comes from the Greek word khristianós, which means "follower of Christ".
The name, written in its two variants Christer and Krister, is quite common in the Nordic countries.
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