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[ 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 †. 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, German, Greek, 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, Christina was the most popular in 2008. Christy has in the last century been primarily given to girls. Baby names that sound like Christy include the English Christi, the English Christie, the name Chrystee, the name Chrysti, the name Chrystie, the name Chrysty, the name Cristi, the name Cristie, the Spanish Cristy, the English Kristi, the English Kristie, the English Kristy, the German Carsta, the Scottish Chirsty, the German Christa, the German and English Crista, the name Crysta, the Scottish Curstaidh, the German Karsta, and the Scandinavian Kersti. A famous person named Christy is Christy Turlington, Model, born 2 January 1969, Walnut Creek, California.
† 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)"   |
