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Also known as Christer (given name), Christer (first name)

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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