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Christy is better than Chrissy, I have an aunt Christine, a aunt through marriage Christina, and another Tina in my family on one side and it's interesting. The K spelling would make more sense in some languages, like Slavic languages and Nordic given the alphabet, but it doesn't feel as natural in English.

If you don't like Chrissy or Tina, then I'd leave Christina for a middle name, because those are inevitably going to be used at some point.

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Christina feels like a classic-dated name to me, something like Helen or Barbara. Technically quite ancient, but lacks the true timelessness of other classic names.

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I have bad associations with Kristina, but I can still appreciate it sometimes. I think Cristina and Christina are more beautiful, something about the K spelling makes it seem brittle and cold.

I love Cricket as nickname Christina

I prefer Christina to Kristina and I like Tina as a nickname rather than Christie or Chrissy.

I prefer sparklier, more fantastical Christabel (or Christobel). Or Christiana.

Not bad, I like it, but I'm not really crazy about it. It feels very 80s to me, especially because of Christina Aguilera.

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I love Kristina, and I wouldn't mind using it. It's refreshing and unusual when it comes to spelling.

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In terms of nicknames, I like Kristi, Krissy and especially Kris. There's also the Swedish diminutive Kia.

It's not as fashionable as it was when I was a kid, though back then it was really Kristen that was the trendy one. But I don't feel like it's really dated.
I wouldn't mind using it, or having it for myself. I've known several and I can only think of one who uses a nn; she goes by Kristy.

I like it
Not really dated
Christina
I like Kristy too
I know a few Christina who only go by there full names

It's okay; it's definitely dated. I prefer it to Christine.

I’ve always been fond of the name Christina; it’s such a beautiful name for a girl. I actually grew up with 3, and it seems that I’ve never met one younger than 17. I feel that it’s somewhat dated, but that doesn’t alter any feelings to the name; I sometimes prefer names that have “been around the block”. I think that I prefer the look of Kristina (instead of Christina), so I’d probably go for Kristina instead. As for nicknames, I like Christy and Kristy; they’re very pretty in my opinion…though, I prefer if it has no nickname. The girls that I know (who are named Christina) have no nickname, so I know it can work without any nicknames. If someone ever does nickname you, all it takes is a simple correction.

I'm not at all keen on Christina, though I do prefer it to Christine. I suppose Chrissy or Chris would be the best possible nn, but I'd rather have it as a mn and avoid the whole issue.

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I have two great-grandmothers named Christiana and known as Chrissy. That would be my choice if I had to use a Christ- name, but I'm glad I don't.