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 Gardena (born 2000), Indonesian dancer, rapper and singer
• Christy Goldsmith Romero, American lawyer, Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program
• Christy Gibson (born 1978), 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 (1949-2017), 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 Sheffield Sanford, American writer
• Christy Lou Sexton, American artist
• 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")

See also

• Christy (disambiguation)
• Christy (surname)
• Christie (disambiguation)
• Christie (surname)
• Chrystia Freeland