Christie

See also: christie

English

Alternative forms

• (as a female name): Christy, Kristi, Kristie, Kristy

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪsti/
• Rhymes: -ɪsti

Proper noun

Christie

1. A diminutive of the female given name Christine and of its variant forms; fairly common as a formal female given name in the 20th century.
2. A mostly Scottish and Irish diminutive of the male given name Christopher.
3. A surname originating as a patronymic derived from Christopher or Christian.
   • 2014 January 12, Adam Chandler, “Chris Christie and Bridgeghazi Dominate the Sunday Shows”, in The Wire‎^[1], archived from the original on 6 November 2025:

     It's been three full days since New Jersey Governor Chris Christie gave his marathon press conference about the Bridgeghazi scandal and was squired to Fort Lee to apologize to Mayor Mark Sokolich.

Derived terms

• Agatha Christie-esque
• Christiesque

Translations

surname

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 克里斯蒂 (Kèlǐsīdì), 克莉絲蒂 / 克莉丝蒂 (Kèlìsīdì), 姬絲蒂 / 姬丝蒂

• Japanese: クリスティー (Kurisutī)
• Russian: Кри́сти (ru) (Krísti)
• Ukrainian: Крі́сті (Krísti)

See also

• Agatha Christie, English writer