What's in a name?

[lph]

where do you live? my moms name is Kirsten and she HATES it Kirsten Signe Ingrid...no on ehere can pronounce it and sh eis constantly getting Kristin, Kristine, Kerstin...it drives her insane.

How does she pronounce it? Keer-sten or Shirh-sten? (That last one isn't quite right but it's the closest approximation I could get to NOrwegian pronounciation.) I'm guessing Keer-sten is the anglified form, but it's also the common Danish pronounciation.

I think she has a LOVELY name Very classic.

[Mr. Bloom]

lph: Are you an American in Norway or are you Norwegian? If the latter, your english is perfect!

[lph]

Thanks My mother is American and I was raised bilingual. I hardly ever speak English any more, though, so it'll take me a day or two to feel comfortable speaking it, but I read and enjoy writing in English.

[Ashgarth]

How does she pronounce it? Keer-sten or Shirh-sten?.

keer-sten--if she pronounced it the correct way she would hate it even more!!!

[silver]

I remembered a couple more unusual names. We know of some sisters with the names, India and Ivory.