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HelpRe: Kirstin, Kristin etc
in reply to a message by mirfak
I have met all of these except Kirstie/Kirsty, only knowing of Kirstie Alley. Kirstie seems to be a British name and not used mmuch here in the US.
I don't like Kirsten because of the fact it's got more than one pronunciation; the ker pronunciation I find very unattractive. There was a girl in one of my daughter's classes years ago whose name was spelled Kursten. I thought that spelling was even uglier than the pronunciation.
I like Kristen/Kristin okay; it feels pretty strongly tied to the seventies and eighties, as does Kristi/Kristie/etc. I prefer Krista or especially Christina/Kristina.
Kristi is okay but feels rather Valley Girl, and I've heard enough people mispronounce crispy as cristy.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
I don't like Kirsten because of the fact it's got more than one pronunciation; the ker pronunciation I find very unattractive. There was a girl in one of my daughter's classes years ago whose name was spelled Kursten. I thought that spelling was even uglier than the pronunciation.
I like Kristen/Kristin okay; it feels pretty strongly tied to the seventies and eighties, as does Kristi/Kristie/etc. I prefer Krista or especially Christina/Kristina.
Kristi is okay but feels rather Valley Girl, and I've heard enough people mispronounce crispy as cristy.
Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you criticize him, you're a mile away and you have his shoes!
Steve Martin
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