Christina or Cristina or Christiana or Christiane

[TabithaTwitchet]

Which do you like best?

Do you think that Christiana is a bit of a mouthful given that I don't really like to use nicknames/shortenings?

Our surname ends in "een"; does Christina *een sound silly?

[dizietsma]

Christiana is a bit of a mouthful, especially if you don't like nn.

Christina *een sounds fine.

I think Christiane is nicest though, I have French family with this name and have always liked it, pronounced Crees-tyan.

[sockmonster]

No it doesn't sound silly with your surname, as it ends in 'a' so not too repetitive.

I prefer Cristina or Christina. Hate the other two. I think it's a nice name that is never used these days and is pretty in its full form.

[ilovemydogandMrObama]

Christabel is lovely

[screamingabdab]

Christina, definitely

[TheFallenMadonna]

Christina

[MrsMattie]

Christina is prettiest. Prefer it spelled with the 'h'.

Christianne always sounds a bit made up to me. Ditto Christianna.

[TabithaTwitchet]

Well you all seem to be confirming what I thought, so I am obviously very conventional
Ilovemydog, my husband loves Christabel (and also Annabel, Isabel) as a name, I am not so sure myself though.

[nickytwotimes]

Christina is a lovely name.

[MsMaggieBeauregarde]

Christianne, or Christabel!

There was a Christabel in The Times earlier in the week. Fabulous. I'm not posh enough but this Christabel's mother was clementine!!

[SlartyBartFast]

dh wanted christiana, sounded too German for me.
not keen on christabel

[slowreadingprogress]

I think Christabel is the best of the lot! Lovely. Christina is just too predictable and not so pretty IMO.

[ministryofsleep]

Christina is the best of the 4, love it

[christiana]

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[qumquat]

Christina is beautiful, and I think very unusual now. Love it!

[simplesusan]

Christina x

[ilikeyoursleeves]

I like Christina the best

[DobbyDooDah]

Christina is the easiest to remember for your child and it is the wellest known spelling

[charmedjane]

Christina.

[toddlerama]

My name is Christine, but my dad always calls me Christabel as a nickname. Gets round the posh factor?