Christy (given name)
Christy or Christie (with various alternative spellings) is a given name, used in English both for females and males. The name Christie originated from Italy in 1222, and derives from the Greek names Christos (a reference to Christ, literally 'anointed one') and Christiana (meaning 'follower of Christ'). The name Christy appears in Ireland in 1345, and is a common masculine name there. When used as a personal name in English, it is usually a diminutive form of the personal names Christian, Christopher, etc. (masculine), or Christine, Christina, etc. (feminine). In modern name-your-baby books and websites, the name has been assigned other connotations, such as 'angel', 'elegant', 'graceful', 'beautiful', 'lovely', even 'princess', but these are fanciful notions without etymological support.
People with the given name Christy
- Christy Brown (1932–1981), Irish writer and painter, author of My Left Foot
- Christy Canyon (born 1966), American actress and radio personality
- Christy Clark (born 1965), Canadian politician
- Christy Chung (born 1970), Canadian-Chinese actress
- Christy Goldsmith Romero, American lawyer, Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program
- Christy Gibson, Dutch-Thai actress
- Christy Hemme (born 1980), American actress, professional wrestling valet, singer, ring announcer, retired professional wrestler, TNA Knockout, and former WWE Diva
- Christy Lemire (born 1972), American film critic
- Christy Martin (footballer), a former Irish footballer
- Christy Martin (boxer) (born 1968), American boxer
- Christy Mathewson (1880–1925), American baseball player
- Christy Mihos former Independent candidate for the Massachusetts gubernatorial election 2006
- Christy Moore (born 1945), Irish folk singer-songwriter
- Christy O'Connor Snr (1924–2016), Irish golfer
- Christy O'Connor Jnr (born 1948), nephew of Christy Snr, Irish golfer
- Christy Ring (1920–1979), Irish hurler
- Christy Carlson Romano (born 1984), American actress
- Christy Turlington (born 1969), American supermodel
People with the given name Christie
- Christie Allen (1954–2008), English musician
- Christie Ambrosi (b. 1976), American female baseball player
- Christie Benet (1879–1951), American politician
- Christie Blatchford (b. 1951), Canadian news reporter
- Christie Brinkley (b. 1954), American model
- Christie Claridge (fl. 1980s), American model
- Christie Clark (b. 1973), American film actress
- Christie Cole (fl. 1990-2000s), American model
- Christie Dawes (b. 1980), Australian female paraplegic athlete
- Christie Golden (b. 1963), American author
- Christie Harris (1907–2002), Canadian author
- Christie Hayes (b. 1986), Australian actress
- Christie Hefner (b. 1952), American businesswoman
- Christie Hennessy (1945–2007), Irish musician
- Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer (1918–2001), Sri Lankan-born Australian academic
- Christie Lee Woods (b. 1977), American model
- Christie Macaluso (b. 1945), American Roman Catholic Prelate
- Christie MacFadyen (fl. 1980-2000s), Canadian actress
- Christie Mjolsness (fl. 1980-1990s), Canadian female politician and athlete
- Christie Morris (1882–1971), American cricketer
- Christie Rampone (b. 1975), American soccer player and coach
- Christie Ricci (b. 1982), American female wrestler
- Christie Ridgway (fl. 1990-2000s), American author
- Christie Shaner (b. 1984), American soccer player
- Christie Welsh (b. 1981), American soccer player
- Christie Whitman (b. 1946), American female politician
- Christie Van Hees (b. 1977), Canadian female racquetball player
- Christie Wolf (b. 1966), American female bodybuilder and model (Christine, also spelled "Christi")