Details for the forename Christy

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Christy (female)


Pet Name for:	Christabel (F) Christian (F) Christine (F)
Can be spelt:	Christie (F) Chrystie (F)
Masculine form:	Christy (M)

Source(s):	FreeCEN 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire The Oxford Names Companion, OUP "Scottish Forenames" - Donald Whyte, FGH, FSG
Notes:	Scottish, Irish and English pet name for Christabel, Christine or Christian [q.v.]; it can also be a given name. This spelling outnumbers Christie fourfold in the 1841 Census of Aberdeenshire. These names are derived from Christian a unisex name from Hebrew "annointed.