Christie

¹ American  

[kris-tee] / ˈkrɪs ti /

noun

1. Agatha, 1891–1976, English novelist of detective fiction.

2. a male given name, form of Christopher.

3. a female given name, form of Christine.

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Christie ² American  

[kris-tee] / ˈkrɪs ti /

Or Christy

noun

(sometimes lowercase)

1. any of several skiing turns executed in order to change direction on a downhill run or for decreasing speed or stopping, especially a turn in which the body is swung around with the skis kept parallel.

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Christie British  

/ ˈkrɪstɪ /

noun

1. Dame Agatha ( Mary Clarissa ). 1890–1976, British author of detective stories, many featuring Hercule Poirot, and several plays, including The Mousetrap (1952)

2. John ( Reginald Halliday ). 1898–1953, British murderer. His trial influenced legislation regarding the death penalty after he was found guilty of a murder for which Timothy Evans had been hanged

3. Linford (ˈlɪnfəd). born 1960, British athlete: Commonwealth (1990), Olympic (1992), World (1993), and European (1994) 100 metres gold medallist

4. William ( Lincoln ). born 1944, French harpsichord player, organist, and conductor, born in the US; founder (1979) and director of the early-music group Les Arts Florissants

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Etymology

Origin of Christie

1915–20; by shortening; see -ie

Example Sentences

Jane Austen meets Agatha Christie with a cast either writer would kill for.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

She said it was also important for them to be doing the 10k to raise money for The Christie Charity as "everyone knows somebody who has been affected by cancer".

From BBC • May 31, 2026

He won the penalty for Ryan Christie to make it four, a culmination of Curacao's 10-men coming under heavy fire.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

His replacement, Findlay Curtis, scored Scotland's first-half leveller before Lawrence Shankland's double after the break and a late Ryan Christie penalty.

From BBC • May 30, 2026

Agatha Christie couldn’t have erected a more chilling, more perfect plot.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger