Chraig

*Candi*

Is that supposed to be Craig? :-/

loveshine1

Oh dear god.

TheDuckis

Why, God? Why?

MinM

Why!?!?! Because extra letter are free?? The more the merrier principle does NOT work for everything.

Lauriac

Nobody makes fun of how Christina is spelled.

Not that I am defending Chraig.

loveshine1

It looks more to me like it should be awkwardly pronounced: CH-REG.

*Candi*

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/special-topic-wedding-boards_wedding-woes_chraig?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Special%20Topic%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:47Discussion:319d10b0-0d26-4ac2-863f-21ca91d16903Post:b4e75dfc-4b0e-4551-95f5-20fde96df509">Re: Chraig</a>:
[QUOTE]Nobody makes fun of how Christina is spelled. Not that I am defending Chraig.
Posted by Lauriac[/QUOTE]<div>
</div><div>Yeah, but Chris with no H looks dumb. Cris. Blech. I get Cristina, but Chraig is suuuper dumb.

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baconsmom

Because Christina is a feminization of Christian, which is a follower of the Christ. It's the same principle as naming your kid "Faith" or "Hope" or "Prudence". 

Craig is of Anglo-Saxon derivation, yes? Or Gaelic? In any case, it's not a Greek derivative, and therefore, the "ch" construction doesn't belong.

Lauriac

Yay etymology lesson!