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HelpRe: Christine, Christina, & Anna
in reply to a message by Dianatiger
I prefer Anne to Anna, because it's my mn and I don't enjoy palindromes.
I don't enjoy spondees either, so Christine doesn't appeal; plus, not being religious in any way, I avoid names with strong religious connotations to avoid confusion! Christina sounds better to me than Christine; I knew a Christina at school, and she never went by any nn at all, which I thought was impressive.
Two of my great-grandmothers, on my mother's side, were named Christiana and both were regularly called Chrissie. In The Pilgrim's Progress, the pilgrim's name is Christian and his wife is Christiana. It seems the 17th century didn't do subtlety.
I don't enjoy spondees either, so Christine doesn't appeal; plus, not being religious in any way, I avoid names with strong religious connotations to avoid confusion! Christina sounds better to me than Christine; I knew a Christina at school, and she never went by any nn at all, which I thought was impressive.
Two of my great-grandmothers, on my mother's side, were named Christiana and both were regularly called Chrissie. In The Pilgrim's Progress, the pilgrim's name is Christian and his wife is Christiana. It seems the 17th century didn't do subtlety.
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