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Christy - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Christy
 
 

 



[ 2 syll. (c)hris-ty, ch-ri-sty ] The girl name Christy is also used as a boy name, though it is far more popular for girls. It is pronounced KRIHSTiy KEY. Christy is of Latin origin and it is used mainly in English.

Christy is a pet form of the English Christabel.

Christy is also a pet form (English) of the Dutch, English, French, German, and Scandinavian Christine. Christy is also a pet form (English) of the Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian Christina.

Christy is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1975 with 0.332% of baby girls being named Christy. It was #53 in rank then. The baby name has experienced a marked drop in frequency since then, and is currently of only sporadic use. Among the family of girl names directly related to Christy, the Dutch, English, German, and Scandinavian Christina was the most popular in 2007.

Baby names that sound like Christy include the English Christi, the English Christie, the English Kristi, the English Kristie, the English Kristy, the Scottish Chirsty, the German Christa, the Scottish Curstaidh, the English and Scottish Kirstie, the English and Scottish Kirsty, the German and Scandinavian Krista, the English Krysta, the English Cressida, and the Spanish Crucita.

KEY: Pronunciation for Christy: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)" ; T as in "tea (T.IY)" ; IY as in "eat (IY.T)"


A famous person named Christy is Christy Turlington, Model, born 2 January 1969, Walnut Creek, California.

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