Santy

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English

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Santa +‎ -y.

Proper noun

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Santy

  1. (colloquial, especially Ireland, Northumbria) A diminutive name for Santa Claus.
    • 2013, Margaret Hawkins, chapter 7, in Deny Me Not, [County Wexford]: Bushel Press, →ISBN, page 250:
      They’re all wound up with Santy coming this morning. Mattie Dillon got a copy of Dolly Parton’s new CD and Dec Hannigan went into a sulk because he only got one of Charlie Landsborough’s and he can’t stand him.
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Etymology 2

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Borrowed from French Santy.

Proper noun

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Santy (plural Santys)

  1. A surname from French.
Statistics
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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Santy is the 36099th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 621 individuals. Santy is most common among White (83.25%) individuals.

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