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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

Christie

Times staff writer Alexandra Del Rosario and former assistant editor Christie D’Zurilla contributed to this report.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2026

University Hospital Southampton, St. James's University Hospital in Leeds and the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester also helped recruit patients and supplied valuable translational samples.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 10, 2026

The estate of her creator, the late Agatha Christie, entrusted bestselling thriller writer Lucy Foley to dust off the crime-fighting widow and deliver her to a contemporary audience.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026

He described how his wife was determined to get better and sought private treatment at the Christie cancer treatment centre in Manchester, which included the removal of her appendix.

From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026

Before I sent in my application, I had to practice every spare moment with Professor Christie to fme-tune the Shostakovich concerto and the two Bach suites.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

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