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Kirsty or Heidi?

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Jojay · 10/05/2011 21:06

Middle name will probably be Alice or Elizabeth.

What do you think?

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calaminecovered · 10/05/2011 21:07

Heidi - love it!

olddeuteronomy · 10/05/2011 21:30

Kirsty - pretty and not very popular currently

Have really tried to like Heidi and know of a couple born recently, but to me it is a dog's name (knew a dog of this name) and also conjures up images of yodelling and lederhosen

poppydaisy · 10/05/2011 21:30

I'd choose Kirsten, nickname Kirsty.

I really dislike Heidi, I'm afraid.

MercurySoccer · 10/05/2011 21:33

Kirsty

tammytoby · 10/05/2011 21:55

Definately Kirsten/Kirsty.

Heidi is really awful and I'm not sure it sounds nice pronounced in English.

Jezabelle · 10/05/2011 21:55

Heidi, gorgeous. Not keen on Kirsty really.

MelinaM · 10/05/2011 22:17

Kirsty but spelt KirstieSmile Would choose Kirstie Elizabeth.

yodelayheehoo · 10/05/2011 22:26

Kirsty is lovely, it's my DD1's name, she's 8.

SandStorm · 10/05/2011 22:32

Heidi - too many Kirstys around at the moment (no offence to anyone that has a Kirsty)

daimbardiva · 11/05/2011 09:57

Kirsty - love it. Not a Heidi fan I'm afraid

highlystrung · 11/05/2011 12:16

Heidi definitely

silverfrog · 11/05/2011 12:22

oh, Heidi, definitely.

Don't like Kirsty, sorry.

But Heidi I love (and dh vetoed it Angry)

Whitershadeofpale · 11/05/2011 12:59

I'm a Kirsty (well Kirsty-Anne) and just to say that you do find lots of people calling you Kirst, which I hate.

megbess · 11/05/2011 15:49

dont love either but heidi at a push.

sleepingsowell · 11/05/2011 15:57

Alice and Elizabeth are such gorgeous names, why not have one of those as a first name! They outclass Kirsty and Heidi by a long long way!!

Pinkjenny · 11/05/2011 15:58

Agree with sleepingsowell.

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Jojay · 11/05/2011 19:19

I love Alice particularly too, but DH has vetoed it.

Thanks for your views - it looks to be about 50/50!

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KenDoddsDadsDog · 11/05/2011 19:22

I'm a Kirsti (Norwegian spelling) and never get Kirst. Only know one other.

simpson · 11/05/2011 21:57

Heidi Elizabeth definately.

If I had had another DD (which I won't) Heidi would be the name I would choose, I love it Grin Grin

hellojude · 11/05/2011 22:30

Kirsty....by a mile.

Heidi is IMO horrid.

Alice and Elizabeth are just lovely agree with sleepingsowell can't you use those as a first name?

peeriebear · 11/05/2011 22:34

I am a kirsty also :) I get called Kir a lot, which is fine by me. I like Heidi though.

Cutiecat · 11/05/2011 23:39

Heidi gets my vote. Don't like Kirsten at all. Sorry.

PrincessScrumpy · 12/05/2011 12:52

Haha, I've just started a thread about names for my id twins and my favourites so far ar Heidi and Alice. I love Elizabeth too, I've had to rule it out as it's my sister's name who died when we were young so my parents would struggle. you have great taste. Kirsty isn't grabbing me but I don't hate it.

oohlaalaa · 12/05/2011 14:05

Love the name Kirsty, I also love Kirsten.

FoxyRevenger · 12/05/2011 14:10

Kirsty is lovely. I would maybe have used it except it's the name of my fantastically irritating colleague's daughter too and she would have used it as a way for us to... bond

Ugh.