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Christine vs Kristy - What's the difference?

christine | kristy |

As proper nouns the difference between christine and kristy

is that christine is while kristy is a variant of christie, a diminutive of christina and related female names.

christine

English

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
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  • * 1913 Ethel May Dell: The Rocks of Valpré . BiblioBazaar, LLC 2007. ISBN 1426470819 page 36:
    • "Chris?" he repeated after her very softly, his eyes upon her, tenderly indulgent. "Ah! let it be Christine . I may call you that?"
    "My actual name is Christina, but that's a detail. You can call me Christine if you like it best."

    Usage notes

    * Popular in the 20th century in the Anglo-Saxon world.

    kristy

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • A variant of Christie, a diminutive of Christina and related female names.

    • Anagrams

    * English diminutives of female given names