Happy Birthday Kristi Lynn

Since its my birthday, I thought I'd do a quick blurb about my own name.  Neither are names I would pick for my own child, but they're cute names none the less. 

Kristi

-meaning: follower of Christ (or some variant of that)
-origin: Latin
-potential nicknames: Kris

This one might not sound Latin, but that's because it is a short form for Christina, the feminine form of Christian (thus the meaning).  When I think of this name, I think cheereleader.  Those of you who know me, know that cheerleader does NOT fit me at all.  However, you have Christy Brinkley, Kristy Swanson, Kristi Yamaguchi and a few other celebs, I'm sure, who are a bit girlier than I helping the influence of that stereotype.  Kristi is also one way to spell this name.  There are so many ways I don't think I even want to go there.  While Kristi (in that spelling) was in the top 1000 from the 1940s to the 1990s, it fell completely off by the 2000s.  The name peaked a decade before I was born, in the 1970s.

Lynn

-meaning: from the lake
-origin: Celtic/Gaelic
-potential nicknames: none

This gem is a very common middle name, but it is loosing a bit of steam in that department.  This is a sweet and simple name, and its fairly unisex if anyone should want to use it for a boys name (I don't know that I would).  This is another name that has a few different variations in spelling.  Lynn has been in the top 1000 for both boys and girls in the past, although it is no longer their for either.  For a girls name, it peaked in the 1950s and was generally above the 500 mark.  For a boys name, Lynn peaked in the 1940s and was also usually above the 500 mark.