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Much like the variant Kirsty, this is a common English-language name and not just Scottish. Surprising omission as even the listed example is an American!
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The correct pronunciation is K-year-s-tee (Forgive me, assume pronunciation like it's spelled, it's been too long since I studied IPA to use it.)
My mother named me Kirstie and intended it to be pronounced that way but it turns out a lot of people in the U.S. (including 99% of my family apparently) have trouble wrapping their heads around the "Kir" part and the fact that there's really a y sound in there. They pronounce it like Curse-tee.
At thirty years old, I switch back and forth between the two pronunciations and accept anything that sounds even vaguely close to my name. That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, after all.
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My mother named me Kirstie and intended it to be pronounced that way but it turns out a lot of people in the U.S. (including 99% of my family apparently) have trouble wrapping their heads around the "Kir" part and the fact that there's really a y sound in there. They pronounce it like Curse-tee.
At thirty years old, I switch back and forth between the two pronunciations and accept anything that sounds even vaguely close to my name. That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, after all.
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I'm a Kirstie and I've had a love/hate relationship with the name. I think it's a very beautiful name... The one time in ten that people call me by it. When I was younger it used to bother me but now not so much.
Downsides of being named Kirstie:
-You can spell your name to people, more than one time even, and they'll still have an least a 50/50 chance of spelling it wrong.
-You will have people who have known you for years still call you Kristie. Strangers will call you Kristy, Kristen, Krista, Kirsten, etc. I work in a position where I say my name over the phone a lot and often have people call me Tracie or even Percy(?!) One local pizza place thinks my name is "Krispy". They print it on my receipts. I haven't bothered correcting them because it makes me laugh every time.
-You are never finding anything with your name on it unless it's custom made. Forget keychains and souvenirs and the like.
-There is more than one way to pronounce it. No matter which you choose, most people will get it wrong.
-It sounds weird with most last names. I don't know why, but I've always felt my name sounds odd with almost every last name combination I've tried (including my own.) I always add my middle name which breaks it up a bit.
The plus sides:
-It's a really pretty name
-Like, seriously, people will compliment you on it all the time (once they finally learn how to pronounce it - and don't get too excited, they'll forget it again.)
-You'll probably be the only Kirstie in your class/at your office
-Because people so rarely get it right, it makes me really happy when my loved ones call me by name. I imagine most people don't get a little rush of joy at just hearing their own name right, so it's kind of a blessing in disguise.
-Same thing but for personalized stuff: I got a water bottle for Christmas one year with my name on it and legit cried a little with joy.
-It's a /really/ pretty name!
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Downsides of being named Kirstie:
-You can spell your name to people, more than one time even, and they'll still have an least a 50/50 chance of spelling it wrong.
-You will have people who have known you for years still call you Kristie. Strangers will call you Kristy, Kristen, Krista, Kirsten, etc. I work in a position where I say my name over the phone a lot and often have people call me Tracie or even Percy(?!) One local pizza place thinks my name is "Krispy". They print it on my receipts. I haven't bothered correcting them because it makes me laugh every time.
-You are never finding anything with your name on it unless it's custom made. Forget keychains and souvenirs and the like.
-There is more than one way to pronounce it. No matter which you choose, most people will get it wrong.
-It sounds weird with most last names. I don't know why, but I've always felt my name sounds odd with almost every last name combination I've tried (including my own.) I always add my middle name which breaks it up a bit.
The plus sides:
-It's a really pretty name
-Like, seriously, people will compliment you on it all the time (once they finally learn how to pronounce it - and don't get too excited, they'll forget it again.)
-You'll probably be the only Kirstie in your class/at your office
-Because people so rarely get it right, it makes me really happy when my loved ones call me by name. I imagine most people don't get a little rush of joy at just hearing their own name right, so it's kind of a blessing in disguise.
-Same thing but for personalized stuff: I got a water bottle for Christmas one year with my name on it and legit cried a little with joy.
-It's a /really/ pretty name!
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Kirstie Maldonado, a member of Pentatonix.
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Kirstie is a very beautiful name.
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A few months ago I decided to find out where my name came from. I found out that it was Scandinavian in Origin, and meant Effervescent (Bubbly). I was very amused by this since it always seems to get played as a variant of the common mispronunciations Kirsten or Kristy.
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Kirstie is a great name but definitely not heard of much.
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Kirstie Alley is an American actress.
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