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Kristee
How to Pronounce Kristee
Pronounced KRIS-tee /ˈkrɪsti/High
Meaning: Kristee is a phonetic, ee-ending spelling of Kristy, the short form of Kristine or Christine. Those names go back to the Latin 'Christiana' and Greek 'christianos', 'a follower of Christ'. The playful double vowel marks it as a product of the 1970s taste for personalized spellings.Medium
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Kristee is a decorative spelling of Kristy, itself a diminutive of Kristine or Christine. The parent names come from the Latin Christiana, feminine of Christianus, 'a Christian', by way of Greek. The -ee ending was one of the era's favorite ways to make a familiar nickname look fresh and informal on paper.
Kristee stayed a rarity, edging up to roughly thirty girls a year around 1978 before receding by the mid-1990s. It sits with the wider Kristy, Kristi and Christy cluster of its decade; a Kristee today would be in her forties, and the spelling reads as very much of its moment.
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What does the name Kristee mean?
Kristee is a spelling of Kristy, short for Christine or Kristine, meaning 'a Christian'.
How do you pronounce Kristee?
It is said KRIS-tee /ˈkrɪsti/, two syllables with the stress up front.
Is Kristee a boy or girl name?
Kristee has been used as a girl's name.
How popular is the name Kristee?
Kristee was always uncommon, a decorative nineteen-seventies spelling of the nickname Kristy.