Christy (given name)

Christie or Christy (with various alternative spellings) is a given name, used in English for females. The name Christie originated from Italy in 1222,^{[citation needed]} and derives from the Greek names Christos (a reference to Christ, literally 'anointed one') and Christiana (meaning 'follower of Christ').^{[citation needed]} The name Christy appears in Ireland in 1345,^{[citation needed]} and is a common masculine name there. When used as a personal name in English, it is usually a diminutive form of the personal names Christian, Christopher, etc. (masculine), or Christine, Christina, etc. (feminine). The name "Christie" has been assigned other connotations, such as 'angel', 'cute', 'graceful', 'beautiful', 'lovely', even 'princess'.

People with the given name Christy

Christy Brown (1932–1981), Irish writer and painter, author of My Left Foot
Christy Canyon (born 1966), American actress and radio personality
Christy Clark (born 1965), Canadian politician
Christy Chung (born 1970), Canadian-Chinese actress
Christy Goldsmith Romero, American lawyer, Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program
Christy Gibson, Dutch-Thai actress
Christy Hemme (born 1980), American actress, professional wrestling valet, singer, ring announcer, retired professional wrestler, TNA Knockout, and former WWE Diva
Christy Lemire (born 1972), American film critic
Christy Martin (footballer), a former Irish footballer
Christy Martin (boxer) (born 1968), American boxer
Christy Mathewson (1880–1925), American baseball player
Christy Mihos former Independent candidate for the Massachusetts gubernatorial election 2006
Christy Moore (born 1945), Irish folk singer-songwriter
Christy Nkanu (born 1998), Canadian football player
Christy O'Connor Snr (1924–2016), Irish golfer
Christy O'Connor Jnr (1948–2016), nephew of Christy Snr, Irish golfer
Christy Ren (born 1983), Hong Kong former short track speed skater Olympian
Christy Ring (1920–1979), Irish hurler
Christy Carlson Romano (born 1984), American actress
Christy Turlington (born 1969), American supermodel Christy Anning born in Australia

People with the given name Christie

Christie Allen (1954–2008), English musician
Christie Ambrosi (born 1976), American baseball player
Christie Benet (1879–1951), American politician
Christie Blatchford (1951–2020), Canadian news reporter
Christie Brinkley (born 1954), American model
Christie Clark (born 1973), American film actress
Christie Cole (fl. 1990-2000s), American model
Christie Raleigh Crossley (born 1987), American Paralympic swimmer
Christie Dawes (born 1980), Australian paraplegic athlete
Christie Golden (born 1963), American author
Christie Harris (1907–2002), Canadian author
Christie Hayes (born 1986), Australian actress
Christie Hefner (born 1952), American businesswoman
Christie Hennessy (1945–2007), Irish musician
Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer (1918–2001), Sri Lankan-born Australian academic
Christie Lee Woods (born 1977), American model
Christie Pudlas (born 1993), Canadian iconic beauty and nurse
Christie Macaluso (born 1945), American Roman Catholic Prelate
Christie MacFadyen (fl. 1980-2000s), Canadian actress
Christie Mjolsness (fl. 1980-1990s), Canadian politician and athlete
Christie Morris (1882–1971), American cricketer
Christie Rampone (born 1975), American soccer player and coach
Christie Ricci (born 1982), American wrestler
Christie Ridgway (fl. 1990-2000s), American author
Christie D. Rowe (born 1978), American earthquake geologist
Christie Shaner (born 1984), American soccer player
Christie Welsh (born 1981), American soccer player
Christie Whitman (born 1946), American politician
Christie Van Hees (born 1977), Canadian racquetball player
Christie Wolf (born 1966), American bodybuilder and model (Christine, also spelled "Christi")

People with the given name Christy

People with the given name Christie

See also