[Opinions] Ciorstan vs. Kirsten
in reply to a message by Elle
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.
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.