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Christy

1 American  
[kris-tee] / ˈkrɪs ti /

noun

(sometimes lowercase)
  • Christies
    plural
  1. Christie.


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.


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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

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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