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I was looking thro my old name books and came across Ciorstan and remembered how much I really like it, and so does my mom. It's not a kre8yve spelling of Kirsten. I read it was the scottish form. Anyway, wdyt of it?
Here's the original sibset I had written down: Ciorstan, Lindsey, Gillian, & Isobel.
WDYT?
Here's the original sibset I had written down: Ciorstan, Lindsey, Gillian, & Isobel.
WDYT?
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Ciorstan vs. Kirsten
This spelling seems like taking the long way around. It's just about guaranteed that other people will never pronounce nor spell it correctly, and you're dooming the poor child to a lifetime of having to correct others.
Lindsey is nice, Gillian is okay but I would argue in favor of spelling it w/ a J for the same reasons as Ciorstan/Kirsten. Ditto for Isobel, which is a pretty name but one of the rarest spelling variants, again dooming the child to forever having to correct others. I would go for Kirsten, Lindsey, Jillian and Isabelle.
This spelling seems like taking the long way around. It's just about guaranteed that other people will never pronounce nor spell it correctly, and you're dooming the poor child to a lifetime of having to correct others.
Lindsey is nice, Gillian is okay but I would argue in favor of spelling it w/ a J for the same reasons as Ciorstan/Kirsten. Ditto for Isobel, which is a pretty name but one of the rarest spelling variants, again dooming the child to forever having to correct others. I would go for Kirsten, Lindsey, Jillian and Isabelle.
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Kirstin is the Scottish form I know of. Living here and even as a name-nerd, I've never come across Ciorstan. That doesn't mean it doesn't exist ... After all, Gaelic-spelt names are far more popular online than they are in Scotland.
The sibset just seems out of sync to me. Kirstin / Kirsten and Lindsay are very popular names for young adults. Gillian is older, dated to about age 30-40 (think US Jennifer). And Isobel is real old-lady here, and has not come back into fashion like it has elsewhere. None of this should matter really, it's just that the sibset strikes me as odd.
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The sibset just seems out of sync to me. Kirstin / Kirsten and Lindsay are very popular names for young adults. Gillian is older, dated to about age 30-40 (think US Jennifer). And Isobel is real old-lady here, and has not come back into fashion like it has elsewhere. None of this should matter really, it's just that the sibset strikes me as odd.
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This message was edited 3/12/2006, 10:24 AM
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Hanks & Hodges's A Dictionary of First Names gives Ciorstaidh, Curstaidh, Ciorstag, and Ciorsdan as Scottish Gaelic forms of Christine or Kirstin. Of course, it's quite possible that spelling in Scots Gaelic is not completely standardized, and thta Ciorstan has also been used.
I would think, however, that any of those forms who be difficult to pull off for a woman who did not live in Scotland among people familiar with Gaelic spellings -- though actually Ciorstan would be the best of those spellings if you had to choose one to give to a girl in another English-speaking country! :)
I would think, however, that any of those forms who be difficult to pull off for a woman who did not live in Scotland among people familiar with Gaelic spellings -- though actually Ciorstan would be the best of those spellings if you had to choose one to give to a girl in another English-speaking country! :)
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I'd never use a complicated, obscure spelling when there is a simpler one available. Ciorstan just seems like a pain to me. It would never ever be spelled right.
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ditto on the Isobel and the rest :-) nm
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Ciorstan - To me it's more a boys name, because I knew a guy named Corsten, So that's what it reminds me of. I don't like it for a girl
Lindsey - nms
Gillian - very cute for a girl!
Isobel - I like it
To my sweet muse
Every time you rip my heart out
Every time you break it
I pick up the pen I hold in my hands
And write the most beautiful poems
But you know what
If it's alright by you
I'd rather be happy than a poet
Lindsey - nms
Gillian - very cute for a girl!
Isobel - I like it
Every time you rip my heart out
Every time you break it
I pick up the pen I hold in my hands
And write the most beautiful poems
But you know what
If it's alright by you
I'd rather be happy than a poet
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