Kresten

Kresten is a Danish masculine name that developed as a regional contracted form of the Scandinavian name Kristian, itself derived from the Latin Christianus, meaning follower of Christ, which traces back to the Greek Christos, the anointed one. The name has been in use in Denmark for centuries, particularly in Jutland, where contracted and clipped forms of longer names were especially common in folk usage. Related forms include Kristian, Christian, and the short form Kres.