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I prefer Christabel. Mn only, because Chrissy or Chris would be inevitable nns. Two of my great-grandmothers were named Christiana and they both were known as Chrissy; I'd never use Christiana, partly because it's really too religious for me, and partly because I find the rhythm clunky and unattractive. Anastasia, of course, has the same rhythm, so does Isabella, and I'd avoid all of them.

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I'm not sure why Christabel seems less religious than Christiana! Maybe the Coleridge poem? Pity he never finished it.