Christer

Christer or Krister are varieties of Kristian male name, 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.
Also Christer may refer to:
Catherine Christer Hennix (born 1948), Swedish-American composer, philosopher, scientist and visual artist associated with drone minimal music
Christer Abris (formerly Abrahamsson, born 1947), Swedish former ice hockey goaltender
Christer Adelsbo, born 1962, is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 2002
Christer Basma (born 1972), Norwegian football coach and defender
Christer Björkman (born 1957), Swedish singer
Christer Boucht (1911–2009), Finnish-Swedish lawyer, adventure traveller and writer
Christer Boustedt (1939–1986), Swedish musician and actor
Christer Dahl (born 1940), Swedish director, script writer and producer
Christer Ellefsen (born 1978), Norwegian football defender
Christer Engelhardt, born 1969, is a Swedish social democratic politician who has been a member of the Riksdag since 2002
Christer Flodin (born 1948), Swedish television actor, best known for his appearances in crime drama series
Christer Fuglesang (born 1957), Swedish physicist and an ESA astronaut
Christer Fursth (born 1970), Swedish football midfielder
Christer Gardell (born 1960), Swedish venture capitalist
Christer George (born 1979), Norwegian football player
Christer Holloman, the Chairman of First Tuesday UK and professional business speaker
Christer Johansson (poker player), Swedish professional sports better and poker player based in Malmö
Christer Johansson (skier), Swedish former cross country skier who competed in the 1970s
Christer Kellgren (born 1958), retired Swedish professional ice hockey player
Christer Kleiven (born 1988), Norwegian midfielder who currently plays for Start
Christer Löfqvist (1944–1978), former international speedway rider
Christer Lindarw (born 1953), Swedish clothes designer, drag queen artist, leader of dragshow group After Dark
Christer Magnusson (born 1958), Swedish former handball player
Christer Majbäck (born 1964), Swedish former cross country skier
Christer Nylander (born 1968), Swedish Liberal People's Party politician, member of the Riksdag since 2002
Christer Olsson (born 1970), retired professional hockey player
Christer Pettersson (1947–2004), Swedish criminal, suspect in the 1986 assassination of Olof Palme, Prime Minister of Sweden
Christer Sjögren (born 1950), Swedish dansband and rock singer
Christer Sturmark (born 1964), Swedish author, IT-entrepreneur and prominent debater on religion and humanism in Swedish media
Christer Wallin (born 1969), former freestyle swimmer from Sweden
Christer Warren (born 1974), former football player
Christer Winbäck (born 1953), Swedish Liberal People's Party politician, member of the Riksdag since 2002
Christer Youssef (born 1987), Swedish professional footballer Attacking midfielder
Christer Zetterberg (born 1941), Swedish businessman, Chairman of investment bank Carnegie
Lars-Christer Olsson, former UEFA Chief Executive from 2003
Tom-Christer Nilsen (born 1969), Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party and current deputy county mayor of Hordaland

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"overly-zealous Christian," 1910, originally sailors' slang, from Christ + -er (1).

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Swedish and Danish diminutive of Christian, derived from the Latin christianus, from the Greek christianos: follower of Christ, a Christian.

Popularity	Name	Birth Year	Description
1	Christer Pettersson	1947	Swedish criminal
2	Christer Fuglesang	1957	Swedish astronaut
3	Christer Björkman	1957	Swedish singer
4	Christer Lundberg	1974
5	Christer Lindarw	1953	Swedish entertainer
6	Christer Glenning	1939	Swedish journalist
7	Christer Sarlin		Finnish sports journalist and journalist
8	Christer Falck	1969
9	Christer Gardell	1960	Swedish businessman
10	Christer Lybäck	1953
11	Christer Sandelin	1961	Swedish singer and musician
12	Christer Sjögren	1950	Swedish dansband and rock singer
13	Christer Bredbacka	1946
14	Christer Tromsdal	1969
15	Christer Strömholm	1918	Swedish photographer
16	Christer Sturmark	1964	Swedish businessman
17	Christer Söderlund	1942	Swedish actor
18	Christer Youssef	1987	Swedish footballer
19	Christer Basma	1972	Norwegian footballer
20	Christer Wickman	1944	Swedish pianist (1944-2000)
21	Christer Nerfont	1969	Swedish actor
22	Christer G. Wennerholm	1953	Swedish politician
23	Christer Garpenborg	1952	Swedish track and field athlete
24	Christer Warren	1974	English footballer
25	Christer Wallin	1969	Swimmer
26	Christer Fåhraeus	1965
27	Christer Hedin	1939
28	Christer Isaksson	1951	Swedish writer and journalist
29	Christer Berens	1966
30	Christer Brandberg	1942
31	Christer Lingström	1957
32	Christer Holloman		British businessman
33	Christer Jonsson	1943	Swedish actor
34	Christer Knutsen	1975
35	Christer Majbäck	1964	Swedish cross-country skier
36	Christer Lipovač	1996	Footballer
37	Christer George	1979	Norwegian footballer
38	Christer Löfqvist	1944	Swedish speedway rider
39	Christer Abris	1947	Swedish ice hockey goaltender and coach
40	Christer Kleiven	1988	Footballer
41	Christer Mattiasson	1971	Swedish association football player
42	Christer Skog	1956
43	Christer Duke	1933	Swedish writer and journalist
44	Christer Forsman	1957
45	Christer Nylander	1968	Swedish politician
46	Christer Fursth	1970	Swedish footballer
47	Christer Adelsbo	1962	Member of the parliament of Sweden
48	Christer Peters	1961	Swedish actor
49	Christer Fredriksen	1972
50	Christer Tornell	1963
51	Christer Zetterberg	1941	Swedish businessman
52	Christer Petterson	1942
53	Christer Petersson	1943	Swedish writer and journalist
54	Krister Bonde	1621	Swedish politician
55	Christer Bjerkhagen	1942
56	Christer Fant	1953	Actor
57	Christer Banck	1935	Swedish actor
58	Christer Boucht	1911	Finnish writer
59	Christer El-Mochantaf	1991
60	Christer Englund	1947
61	Christer Eklund	1944	Swedish artist
62	Christer Larsson	1952	Swedish architect
63	Christer von Rosen	1928	Swedish artist
64	Christer Fjellström	1948	Swedish actor
65	Christer Gulldén	1960	Swedish amateur wrestler
66	Christer Boustedt	1939	Swedish actor and musician
67	Christer Malmberg		Footballer
68	Christer Falkenström	1943
69	Christer Lindqvist	1963	German linguist
70	Christer Holmgren	1941	Swedish actor
71	Christer Engberg	1957
72	Christer Reppesgård Hansen	1993	Norwegian association football player
73	Christer Flodin	1948	Swedish actor
74	Christer Kellgren	1958	Swedish ice hockey player
75	Christer Ellefsen	1978	Norwegian footballer
76	Christer Abrahamsen	1942
77	Christer Olsson	1946	Swedish psychologist
78	Christer Jonasson	1951
79	Christer Ulfbåge	1942	Swedish sports journalist
80	Christer Francke	1969
81	Christer Engelhardt	1969	Swedish politician
82	Christer Magnusson	1958	Swedish handball player
83	Christer Persson (Malmö FF footballer 1963)		Footballer
84	Christer Idering	1944
85	Christer Granskog	1947
86	Christer Blomgren	1961
87	Christer Winbäck	1953	Swedish politician
88	Christer Åsberg	1940	Swedish translator
89	Christer Dahl	1940	Swedish writer
90	Christer Nordlund	1970
91	Christer Hederström	1941	Swedish journalist
92	Christer Elmehagen	1946
93	Christer Espevoll
94	Christer Rindeblad	1954	Swedish writer and journalist
95	Christer Themptander	1943	Swedish artist
96	Christer Hammargren	1944
97	Christer Eirefelt	1942	Swedish politician
98	Christer Hult		Swedish association football player
99	Christer Akej	1955	Swedish politician
100	Christer Jacobsson		Footballer
101	Christer Nilson	1949	Swedish film producer and screenwriter
102	Christer Thorvaldsson	1946
103	Christer Johnsson	1956
104	Christer Mjåset	1973	Norwegian physician and writer
105	Christer Pursiainen
106	Christer Rahm	1947	Swedish actor
107	Christer Gullstrand	1959	Swedish athletics competitor
108	Christer Björklund	1963
109	Christer Lystad	1972	Norwegian bandy player
110	Christer Hellmark	1946
111	Christer Johnsgård	1987	Norwegian association football player
112	Christer Hultgren	1945
113	Christer Pejmo	1942
114	Christer Rosberg		Footballer
115	Christer Wahlgren	1900
116	Christer Karlstad	1974	Norwegian painter
117	Christer Sanne	1940	Swedish writer
118	Christer Berglund	1950	Swedish journalist
119	Christer Jansson	1946	Swedish sport shooter
120	Christer Lundh	1945	Swedish musician
121	Christer "Kaka" Karlsson	1961	Swedish bandy player
122	Christer Engqvist	1974
123	Christer Johannesen	1945	Norwegian conductor
124	Christer Holger	1974
125	Christer Hermansson	1963	Swedish writer and librarian
126	Christer Fällström
127	Christer Bording	1948	Swedish sculptor
128	Christer Bruun
129	Christer Hjort	1942
130	Christer Thor	1970	Swedish association football player
131	Christer Jacobson	1932	Swedish writer
132	Christer Lindén	1973
133	Christer Persson	1943	Swedish writer
134	Christer Nuutinen
135	Christer Hallerby	1951	Swedish politician
136	Christer Sabel	1963	Swedish basketball player
137	Christer Ericsson	1948
138	Christer Jensen	1990	Norwegian association football player
139	Christer Rake	1987	Norwegian bicycle racer
140	Christer Thorn	1879	Swedish university teacher (1879-1956)
141	Christer Karlberg
142	Christer Boberg	1970	Swedish writer
143	Christer Nygren	1956	Swedish journalist and writer
144	Christer Karlsson	2000	Swedish ski jumper
145	Christer Björkvall	1939
146	Christer Sylvén	1936
147	Christer Topelius	1924	Swedish writer
148	Christer Nylund	2000
149	Christer Ottesen	1973	Norwegian musician and composer
150	Christer Olofsson	1951
151	Christer Skeppstedt	1947	Swedish actor
152	Christer Celion	1947	Swedish athletics competitor
153	Christer Holm	1940	Swedish tennis player
154	Christer Foghagen	1972	Swedish poet
155	Christer Jönsson	1944
156	Christer Kiselman	1939	Swedish esperantist
157	Christer Axelsson Posse	1601
158	Christer Thordson	1958
159	Christer Johansson	1947	Swedish ice hockey player
160	Christer Morales	1919
161	Christer Wide	1945
162	Christer Lofstrand	2000
163	Christer Bjarne	1939	Norwegian swimmer
164	Christer Nilsson	1941	Swedish politician
165	Christer Wulff
166	Christer Skoog	1945	Swedish politician
167	Christer Eriksson	1954	Swedish politician
168	Christer Elgmork		Norwegian basketball player
169	Christer Egerström	1885
170	Christer Gruhs	1947	Swedish journalist
171	Christer Elderud	1945	Swedish photographer
172	Christer Thyr	1950	Swedish journalist
173	Christer Laurén
174	Christer Ström	1956
175	Christer B. Larsen	1986
176	Christer Sundqvist	1943
177	Christer Linderos	1952
178	Christer Brosjö	1942	Swedish theatre director, dramaturge and playwright
179	Christer Torjussen	1970
180	Christer Gustafsson	1987	Swedish association football player
181	Christer Isberg		Swedish dancer
182	Christer Fjellstad	1984	Norwegian association football player
183	Christer Olofson	1909	Politician and Member of the parliament of Sweden
184	Christer Stramrud	1981	Norwegian association football player
185	Christer Allgardh	1967	Tennis player
186	Christer Lind	1912	Finnish poet
187	Christer Svensson	1941
188	Christer Lindblom	1944	Swedish politician
189	Christer Wiklund	1951
190	Christer Henrik d'Albedyhll	1679
191	Christer Lythell	1950
192	Christer Mannerberg	1948	Swedish bandy player
193	Christer Lech
194	Christer Erlandsson	1946	Swedish politician
195	Christer Rødsæther Yndestad	1990	Norwegian handball player
196	Christer Kvammen	1981
197	Christer Windén	1944	Swedish politician
198	Krister Nilsson	1365
199	Christer Sterning
200	Christer Kihlman	1930	Finnish writer