Christy (given name)
Christy is a given name meaning graceful, beautiful, princess. The name Christie originated from Italy in 1222. Ireland found the name in 1345, and it took on other connotations, such as angel and lovely. It is also short for the Greek names Christos meaning "anointed one" and Christiana meaning "follower of Christ".
People with the given name Christy
- Christy Canyon (born 1966), American actress and radio personality
- Christy Clark (born 1965), Canadian politician
- Christy Chung (born 1970), Canadian-Chinese actress
- Christy Gibson, Dutch-Thai actress
- Christy Hemme (born 1980), American actress and professional wrestling valet
- Christy Martin (footballer), a former Irish footballer
- Christy Martin (boxer) (born 1968), American boxer
- Christy Mathewson (1880 - 1925), American baseball player
- Christy Mihosformer Independent candidate for the Massachusetts gubernatorial election 2006
- Christy Moore (born 1945), Irish folk singer-songwriter
- Christy O'Connor Snr (born 1924), 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
See also