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Krister

A Swedish form of Christian: "anointed".

Meaning and origin

Krister is a distinctly Swedish variant of Christian, derived ultimately from the Latin Christianus.

How to pronounce Krister

Swedish (Sweden)KRIS-ter /ˈkrɪstɛr/

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