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Conference oass::babynames

Title:A list of All the BABYNAMES (shadow copy)
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Moderator:OASS::BURDEN_D
Created:Tue Feb 13 1996
Last Modified:Fri May 30 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:996
Total number of notes:7139

143.0. "WHAT DO YOU THINK??" by 29901::ADAMS () Thu Oct 22 1987 16:54

                             -KIERSTIN-
    
    What does everyone think of the name Kierstin for a girl, my younger
    sister goes to school with a girl who's name is Kierstin.  That
    was the first time I ever heard of it and I fell in love with it.
    It's pronounced Karestin.  I am new to the notes file and would
    love to here some opinions.


                                              -Kim-
                                   
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143.1Spell it as you would pronounce itBIGMAC::JAROSSMon Oct 26 1987 11:2621
< Note 143.0 by 29901::ADAMS >
                            -< WHAT DO YOU THINK?? >-

                             -KIERSTIN-
    
    What does everyone think of the name Kierstin for a girl, my younger
    sister goes to school with a girl who's name is Kierstin.  That
    was the first time I ever heard of it and I fell in love with it.
    It's pronounced Karestin.  I am new to the notes file and would
    love to here some opinions.


                                              -Kim-
                                   

It's a pretty name but she'll be spelling and pronouncing it for 
everyone for the rest of her life. Why not spell it the way it's 
pronounced for starters?

Maryan

143.2CLOVAX::SARANITAMon Oct 26 1987 15:336
    RE -1
    
    Is it pronounced like the "ar" in car or care?
    I've seen it pronounced the way you spelled it too, Kir-stin.
    
    
143.3SPELLING & PRONOUNCIATION29901::ADAMSTue Oct 27 1987 12:3311
    RE. pronounciation
    
    It is pronounced like "care"stin, also I think spelling it like
    it sounds is a good idea, I saw it spelled the way I have it spelled
    Never thought of different spellings.   
    
                                                 Thanks
                                                  -Kim-
    
    
    
143.4ie = ee / ei = ayKAOFS::S_BROOKMany hands make bytes workThu Mar 17 1988 11:1111
    Just a thought about spellings
    
    Kierstin  says K-ee-rstin
    Keirstin  says K-ay-rstin  like  n-ei-ghbour and w-ei-gh
    Kirstin   says K-e-rstin

    I often see spellings like these in names and wish that the namer
    had followed conventinal sounds.  The most unusual one I can remember
    was an Adrian  spelled Adrain. It would have been fine if pronounced
    A-dray-in but as a result was known as A-drain!  (The ironic part
    was that he worked in a plumbing related company!)