My Name In Katakana??

Question

My first name is Kirstin. (Pronounced the same way as the actress Kirsten Dunst).

I know that using the Katakana alphabet there is no perfect adaptation of how to spell this. However, the closest ways I've seen so far are:

カーステイン
or
キルステン

Do you know which of these spellings would be considered a closer adaptation of my name or do you think that there might be an even better way to spell it? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks!!

Answer 1

I think that キルスティン would be the best. That's how Kirsten Dunst's name is translated into Japanese.

Answer 2

I'm studying japanese for the fourth yr now so you can trust my answer. The 2nd one is all right... Pronounced as "ki-ru-su-ten".

Answer 3

It's キルステン. That's how the actress is known in Japan (キルステン・ダンスト).

Answer 4

Not to be a smarty face but...
It would be neither.

ki-ru-su-ten = きるすてん

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Oh wait...
That is Hiragana...

Answer 5

I agree, the second is better. The first makes you Kastrin.

Answer 6

キルスティン

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/jutomo/love/movie/actor/kirsten.html

But some Japanese people call her name キルステン. However, if you google キルステン、キルスティン shows up as a correct name:http://www.google.co.jp/search?hl=ja&q=%E3%82%AD%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%80%80%E3%83%80%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%88&lr=lang_ja

Anyway, I think either キルスティン or キルステン is ok. But if you want Japanese people to somewhat enunciate your name precisely, キルスティン would be the better choice.

Answer 7

i'd say カーステン..
its kinda like "kaasuten"
but if you say it fast it sounds normal.. :]