Kirsty
| Kirsty | |
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| Pronunciation | (Kir-stee) |
| Gender | Female |
| Origin | |
| Meaning | Christian |
| Region of origin | Scotland |
| Other names | |
| Related names | Christine, Kirsten, Kirsti |
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Kirsty (or sometimes Kirstie) is a feminine given name.[1][2]
It is a Scottish diminutive of Christine in English speaking countries and is also linked to Kirsten — the Scandinavian version of Christine.[3]
Notable people with the name
- All pages beginning with Kirsty
- All pages beginning with Kirstie
- Kirstie Alley, American actress
- Kirstie Allsopp, British TV presenter
- Kirsty Coventry (born 1983), Zimbabwean swimmer
- Kirsty Bertarelli (born Kirsty Roper), songwriter, former Miss UK
- Kirsty Gallacher, Scottish television presenter
- Kirsty MacColl, English singer-songwriter
- Kirsty Wark, Scottish journalist and television presenter
- Kirsty Young, Scottish television and radio presenter
Fictional Characters
- Kirsty Soames, a character from the British soap opera, Coronation Street
- Kirsty Branning, a character from the British soap opera, EastEnders
- Kirsty Sutherland, a character from the Australian soap opera, Home and Away
Television series
- Kirstie, 2013 American sitcom
See also
References
- ↑ Mike Campbell. "Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Kirsty". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ↑ Mike Campbell. "Meaning, Origin and History of the Name Kirstie". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ↑ "Kirsty - Meaning And Origin Of The Name Kirsty". BabyNames.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
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