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

[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.