[name_m]Hi[/name_m] everyone, We don’t know the sex of the baby but are thinking if we have a boy to name him after my Norwegian Grandfather, [name_f]Kristen[/name_f] [name_m]Henry[/name_m]. His name was pronounced kris-tin, but I know that [name_f]Kristen[/name_f] is generally a girls name here, and more common [name_u]Kristian[/name_u] for a boy, but it is pronounced differently than [name_f]Kristen[/name_f].
[name_f]Do[/name_f] you think [name_f]Kristen[/name_f] that will be a problem for him?
Yeah, I would go for [name_u]Kristian[/name_u]… I wouldn’t recognize [name_f]Kristen[/name_f] as a boy’s name on paper. I would expect a woman in her twenties or thirties.
Ditt what [name_f]Emily[/name_f] said. [name_u]Kristian[/name_u] is much more boyish and attractive.
Have you considered Kriston? When I was young I knew a Kriston. In 2013 there were 6 boys named Kriston and in 2012 there were 13 (and no girls)
I would go with [name_u]Kristian[/name_u]. I prefer the [name_m]Christian[/name_m] spelling but in this case I would use the [name_u]Kristian[/name_u] spelling.
[name_u]Kristian[/name_u] is a perfect way to honor your grandfather.
Well, [name_f]Kristen[/name_f] is the Norwegian word for [name_m]Christian[/name_m], so I think that would be perfectly fine. ^^
[name_f]Kristen[/name_f] is sort of out-dated. I think most of them alive today are past 50 at least, but [name_m]Christian[/name_m]/[name_u]Kristian[/name_u] is still number 23 on the popularity charts! (here’s a link to a graph showing [name_f]Kristen[/name_f]'s popularity in Norway if you’re interested –> link)
[name_f]Kristen[/name_f] and [name_u]Kristian[/name_u] and [name_f]Kristin[/name_f] and company have been so popular in Norway. In my high school class of about 30, half had [name_m]Krist[/name_m]/[name_m]Christ[/name_m] names. I think we practically had every single variant 
Personally I would use [name_u]Kristian[/name_u] or [name_f]Kristen[/name_f] in the middle.
[name_u]Kristian[/name_u] would be the better option from the two. I do kind of like [name_f]Kristen[/name_f] on a boy, but I think it’s used to much as a girl name to be usable (in my option). There’s also a lot of famous [name_f]Kristen[/name_f]'s around now ([name_m]Stewart[/name_m], Wiig, [name_u]Bell[/name_u]…). I like [name_u]Kristian[/name_u] though, and I think it honors your grandfather just as well as [name_f]Kristen[/name_f] does!!
[name_u]Kristian[/name_u] because, like everyone else said, [name_f]Kristen[/name_f] is a girls name in the English-speaking world. [name_f]Kristen[/name_f] is a boys name in Denmark as well and first time I saw it used on a girl many years ago I couldn’t help but giggling a little because it’s /very much/ a boys name here 
It’s not at all pronounced as the girls name though. [name_u]Kristian[/name_u] is lovely though (though I prefer [name_m]Christian[/name_m]). In Denmark, we also have Chresten and [name_f]Christen[/name_f] that are pronounced the same way as we pronounce [name_f]Kristen[/name_f].
I actually knew a boy growing up named [name_f]Kristen[/name_f]. I don’t think he had any Norwegian heritage, but maybe. He was a skateboarder, rebel kind of guy but very attractive in a clean-cut way, so that’s what I think of. Because of that, if I met a male [name_f]Kristen[/name_f], that’s who I would think of and it would make me smile at the nice memory … but I suppose most people would have a different reaction. If it means a lot to you (and would likely mean a lot to him), I think it’s fine. He may have people ask him about it, but he’ll just say it’s a family name and it’s Norwegian. Or you could use it in the middle if you’re worried. Would you call him [name_u]Kris[/name_u]?