Meaning and Origin of the Name Christy

The meaning of Christy originally comes from the masculine Greek, Christos meaning ‘anointed one,’ and the feminine Greek Christiana meaning ‘follower of Christ.’

While there were certainly Latin versions of the name, the first recorded instance of Christie didn’t appear in Italy until the early 1200s. Followed shortly by Christy appearing in Ireland in the mid-1300s. That is a long way for the name to travel in a short period. This seems to indicate widespread usage of the name that went unrecorded or didn’t survive history.

Popularity

The name Christy has a long and storied history. In the past century, the popularity of Christy peaked during the 1970s. With the popularity of Christy diminishing over the last 50 years, it now sits below the top 100 baby girl names in Scotland as of 2019.

Famous Christys’

Some of the more famous contemporary Christy’s include the wrestling valet Christy Hemme, the film critic Christy Lemire, and the Supermodel Christy Turlington.

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