- a variation of Christie.
Christy
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Christies
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noun
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Edwin P., 1815–62, U.S. minstrel-show performer and producer.
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Howard Chandler 1873–1952, U.S. illustrator and painter.
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a male given name, form of Christopher.
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a female given name, form of Christine.
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Etymology
Origin of Christy
By shortening
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On the other hand, Casa Vega owner Christy Vega rattles off a long list of complaints when discussing Raman and her office.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2026
"I have more questions now than what I did before," her mother Christy Spivey told the BBC.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
The first member of the younger generation to develop symptoms was Christy, a pharmaceutical-company executive in New Jersey.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 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
Kat had asked her where the strange man called Christy had gone.
From "The London Eye Mystery" by Siobhan Dowd
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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
In 1985, the painting came back on the market, at Christies, and this time it was sold — but only as a work from the “circle” of Rembrandt.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2024
Christies employs dozens of people and has invested millions in equipment to expand its operation based on the Scottish government's targets.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 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
I ran up to pack my bag and collect my things, and I determined to start in good time, so that I might allow myself a few minutes to say good-bye to the Christies.
From Christie, the King's Servant by Mrs. O. F. Walton
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