Christy (given name)
Christie or Christy is a given name, used in English for females. The name Christie originated from Italy in 1222, and derives from the Greek names Christos and Christiana. 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., or Christine, Christina, etc.. The name "Christie" has been assigned other connotations, such as 'angel', 'cute', 'graceful', 'beautiful', 'lovely', even 'princess'.
People with the given name ''Christy''
- Christy Brown, Irish writer and painter, author of My Left Foot
- Christy Canyon, American actress and radio personality
- Christy Clark, Canadian politician
- Christy Chung, Canadian-Chinese actress
- Christy Gardena, Indonesian dancer, rapper and singer
- Christy Goldsmith Romero, American lawyer, Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program
- Christy Gibson, Dutch-Thai actress
- Christy Hemme, American actress, professional wrestling valet, singer, ring announcer, retired professional wrestler, TNA Knockout, and former WWE Diva
- Christy Lemire, American film critic
- Christy Martin (footballer), a former Irish footballer
- Christy Martin (boxer), American boxer
- Christy Mathewson, American baseball player
- Christy Mihos, former Independent candidate for the Massachusetts gubernatorial election 2006
- Christy Moore, Irish folk singer-songwriter
- Christy Nkanu, Canadian football player
- Christy O'Connor Snr, Irish golfer
- Christy O'Connor Jnr, nephew of Christy Snr, Irish golfer
- Christy Ren, Hong Kong former short track speed skater Olympian
- Christy Ring, Irish hurler
- Christy Carlson Romano, American actress
- Christy Sheffield Sanford, American writer
- Christy Lou Sexton, American artist
- Christy Turlington, American supermodel Christy Anning born in Australia
People with the given name ''Christie''
- Christie Allen, English musician
- Christie Ambrosi, American baseball player
- Christie Benet, American politician
- Christie Blatchford, Canadian news reporter
- Christie Brinkley, American model
- Christie Clark, American film actress
- Christie Cole, American model
- Christie Raleigh Crossley, American Paralympic swimmer
- Christie Dawes, Australian paraplegic athlete
- Christie Golden, American author
- Christie Harris, Canadian author
- Christie Hayes, Australian actress
- Christie Hefner, American businesswoman
- Christie Hennessy, Irish musician
- Christie Jayaratnam Eliezer, Sri Lankan-born Australian academic
- Christie Lee Woods, American model
- Christie Pudlas, Canadian iconic beauty and nurse
- Christie Macaluso, American Roman Catholic Prelate
- Christie MacFadyen, Canadian actress
- Christie Mjolsness, Canadian politician and athlete
- Christie Morris, American cricketer
- Christie Rampone, American soccer player and coach
- Christie Ricci, American wrestler
- Christie Ridgway, American author
- Christie D. Rowe, American earthquake geologist
- Christie Shaner, American soccer player
- Christie Welsh, American soccer player
- Christie Whitman, American politician
- Christie Van Hees, Canadian racquetball player
- Christie Wolf, American bodybuilder and model