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Kirsi

/KEER-see/ FeminineFinnish

Meaning

Kirsi is a feminine name of Finnish origin meaning “frost”.

Kirsi is a Finnish name taken from the word for night frost, the silver coating that signals the turn toward winter. It doubles as a Finnish short form of Christina, which helped it become a mainstream name in mid-century Finland.

Very common among Finnish women born in the 1960s and 1970s.

At a glance

Origin
Finnish
Gender
Feminine
Pronounced
/KEER-see/
Themes
IceSnow

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Questions

  • Kirsi is a feminine name of Finnish origin meaning “frost”. Kirsi is a Finnish name taken from the word for night frost, the silver coating that signals the turn toward winter.

  • Kirsi is traditionally a feminine (girl) name. Very common among Finnish women born in the 1960s and 1970s.

  • The name Kirsi comes from Finnish. Kirsi is a Finnish name taken from the word for night frost, the silver coating that signals the turn toward winter. It doubles as a Finnish short form of Christina, which helped it become a mainstream name in mid-century Finland.

  • Kirsi is pronounced KEER-see.

More names that mean ice

Names that share this meaning.

  1. Ayaz MasculineTurkish“frost, dry cold”
  2. Boreas MasculineGreek“north wind”
  3. Crystal FeminineGreek“ice, clear ice”
  4. Edur MasculineBasque“snow”
  5. Fuyuko FeminineJapanese“winter child”
  6. Haukea FeminineHawaiian“white snow”