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• a variation of Christie.

Christy

¹ American  

[kris-tee] / ˈkrɪs ti /

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

• Christies
  plural

1. Christie.

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Christy ² American  

[kris-tee] / ˈkrɪs ti /

noun

1. Edwin P., 1815–62, U.S. minstrel-show performer and producer.

2. Howard Chandler 1873–1952, U.S. illustrator and painter.

3. a male given name, form of Christopher.

4. a female given name, form of Christine.

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Christy British  

/ ˈkrɪstɪ /

noun

1. skiing a turn in which the body is swung sharply round with the skis parallel, originating in Norway and used for stopping, slowing down, or changing direction quickly

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Christies
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of Christy

By shortening

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Example Sentences

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Christy Christies

Christy orchestrates the elaborate stagecraft that sells the illusion of a bustling organization.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The unified champion will now be hoping to eclipse Christy Martin with a 33rd stoppage in her farewell fight, which she plans to stage in Puerto Rico later this year or in early 2027.

From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026

In an essay she wrote after Panettiere's death, former Disney star Christy Carlson Romano compared early fame to a traumatic brain disease.

From BBC ● Aug. 21, 2026

Christy Lorraine Knowings was born Feb. 25, 1980, in the Bronx.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

There were Megan and Christy, who jumped up and down like parched peas, moody Beth Ann, and pink-cheeked Alex.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech

At a conference a few years ago, I met Mike Winkelmann, aka Beeple, the artist who in 2021 sold a nonfungible token of his work at Christies for more than $69 million.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025

The text is of "monumental importance as a witness to the earliest spread of Christianity around the Mediterranean," said Eugenio Donadoni, senior specialist for books and manuscripts at Christies.

From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2024

His paintings have sold at auction houses including Sotheby’s and Christies, including one that sold in 2007 for almost $1 million.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2024

And in 2018, the Christies bought a multimillion-dollar shorefront home in Bay Head, one of the more exclusive towns on the Jersey Shore.

From New York Times ● Jun. 16, 2023

Woolrych was closely related to the Christies and to their relatives, the Tunstall family, who ultimately followed them as Seigneurs propriétaires of Lacolle.

From The Manor House of Lacolle A description and historical sketch of the Manoir of the Seigniory of de Beaujeu of Lacolle by W. D. (William Douw) Lighthall

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