no point here...just rambling

[cleddy.livejournal.com]

I met 2 ladies this week who have some different names for their kids and i thought i'd share them...

The first lady I met has a daughter named Krystian (Christian) and she chose the alternate spelling to make it "look" more feminine. She's also pregnant and even if it's a GIRL, she wants to name the baby Michael-and use MIKE as a nickname. She had no reason except that she likes the name and this will be her last baby and if its a girl, she will use the name anyway! Do you all think Michael should be used as a girl name? I dont. But it's not my choice! hehe

The second lady i met has a daughter named Kjersta. It's pronounced Kiersta but with the 'j' is the original scandinavian spelling. I asked the lady if she (or her husband) was scandinavian, she said "No, we just like the "different" spelling." I just feel sorry for that girl...having to spell her name to everyone all the time. Bleh. Her younger sister got semi-lucky, and was named Alyssa. I guess they both could've gotten alot worse names though huh?

Comments

[allykitty5.livejournal.com]

I once knew a girl named Michael. It was a family tradition to name the first-born Michael. She went by her middle name (Lenore) but I think Mikey woulda been cute too. She was 7 when I knew her and would be an adult now. I wonder what she goes by now.

[akgothbitch.livejournal.com]

I think using Michael for a girl is a little wierd.But then again girls get named Alex all the time.I personally would go for Michaella (sp?/Jane Seymores character in Dr Quinn Medicine Woman) and then she could have Mike as a nickname w/o having a guys name.

As for the second ladys name choices..Alyssa I think it cute for a kid but not really for an adult.As for the other name-yuk,feel for the kiddo too.

[amandavanessa.livejournal.com]

I went to school with a girl named Mycall (Michael). She was teased. Alot.

People need to think about what they are putting their kids through when they spell their names like this.

[turabiannights.livejournal.com]

There is the Biblical Michal, which is feminine, and I went to school with one of those. She always went by Michal, though, and I only got to know her in high school, so the teasing factor was way down by then. I would never nickname a girl Mike, I have to be honest.

[sl33pyhed.livejournal.com]

Michael is used as a girl's name all the time.
I went to school with a girl named Mykal-Anne

[anapology.livejournal.com]

I hate Krystian & Michael, you cannot call a girl Michael! I would say, use Michelle/Mikayla but i hate those too...
Kjersta is lovely. The spelling is cool, as it's not actually alternative but the original.

[jennifergroovy.livejournal.com]

Michael is a girl's name. The most famous female Michael I can think of is Michael Learned, probably best known as Olivia Walton on the 1970's TV series, "The Waltons."

I have a baby name book sitting right her in front of me, and Michael is listed in both the girls' section and the boys' section. (Not that I would ever name a girl Michael.)

Fact is though, although it is a zillion times more popular as a boy's name, it is a girl's name as well.

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Okay okay so Michael is a unisex name. In this day and age i think it would be mean to call your daughter a name that is thought of as very masculine.
But you agree with me so it's all good! :-)

[pale-september.livejournal.com]

Different spellings usually don't bother me unless it's way too much. (i.e. Alleighson, that's way too much) but instead of Tristan, it's Tristyn, it doesn't bug me.

But Michael for a girl? Yikes.

[elemmennope.livejournal.com]

I used to like Michael for a girl. It's on a list of names I wrote when I was about 15 (so 16 years ago). Not so much now, but I don't see it as any worse that the zillion of other boy names on girls lately.

Misspelling of the name Christian/Christina/Cristopher kind of annoy me. For a name that's supposed to honor Christ, seems like you should make it look that way, and not Khrystyna or something.

I like Kjersta. I imagine a lot of people wouldn't get how to spell it, but I doubt those people would do much better with Kiersta. Sheesh, people ask me how to spell Jennifer.

[neroli.livejournal.com]

Khrystyna is a little unfortunate, yes, but since I'm looking up Polish names for this thread, I wanted to note that Krystyna is used in Poland.

I imagine it would be frustrating to use a spelling because of the baby's heritage only to have everyone assume you were trying to be kreatyv.

[an1840sgirl.livejournal.com]

my drama teacher in high school and her husband couldn't agree on a girl's name for their daughter, but could agree on a boy's and shakespeare. So, Her daughter is named Michael Antonia i think it's beautiful. she's just like her mom... rebel, and a goth chick. very cool

[anapology.livejournal.com]

Ohhh i really love Antonia. But i do not like Toni for a girl as a nn. Antonia is beautiful and classy, whereas Toni sounds cheap & common, IMO. So i wouldnt use it just incase my daughter wanted to go by Toni.

[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

Calling a girl Michael is mean, especially when there are names like Michelle and Micah.

[muliebrity.livejournal.com]

Micah is also a boys name.

[quiet-recluse.livejournal.com]

Yes, I know, but you could easily call a girl that and it wouldn't sound so bad. Better than Michael, anyway.

[neroli.livejournal.com]

> daughter named Krystian (Christian) and she chose the alternate spelling to make it "look" more feminine.

For whatever it's worth, Krystian is actually the spelling used for in Poland (http://www.poland.gov.pl/?document=2470) (for boys). (Think of the pianist Krystian Zimerman. Very male, with that beard.) So some people may interpret the spelling as a nod to the child's heritage rather than gender.

[semi-sweet.livejournal.com]

I agree, I don't really like boys names used for girls.

I don't think Kjersta is that bad. I mean, she'll probably have to spell it out for everyone. But so will most people - even common names like John, Elizabeth and Alyssa have more than one spelling.