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Re: Kirstin, Kristin etc
I've always said Kirst as KEER-st**. Is that not an English way? I'm kind of confused...I would maybe say Kirsty as kur because it reminds me of thirsty, but that's why I wouldn't like that spelling...Kirstie
Kirsten? Idk. I think of it as being alt Kristen.
Kristie
Kristen - slightly tempted to pronounce Kristin as kristeen
Kristie My step-great-grandmother was a Kristi. I don't know if her full was Kristina or not. She was from Germany...maybe born around the...early 1920s? late 1910s?I have met a few American people named Kirstin / Kirsten (don't remember spelling) but only briefly, and for all I know, I mispronounced their name...I don't think there were any in my schools even though it looks to be my generation in the US. I have met some Kristens in passing also.I have a cousin named Kristen. She was born in the early 1980s in the southeastern US. I think of Kristen as being a bit dated but not really the others. I've never even met a Kirstie. I don't love/hate any of them.

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I am guessing that since Kirst** isn't English, the pronunciation in English can legitimately vary.
I have known 3 Kirstins, all US born and pronounced KEER (spellings probably varied, IDR).
I remember being told by at least one of them that it was Scandinavian, not Scottish - even when spelled with -in.
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