# Christie

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɹɪsti/ · frequency rank #11,180

## Definitions
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.

## Easily confused with
- **Christy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/christie-vs-christy)
- **Christine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/christie-vs-christine)
- **Christina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/christie-vs-christina)
- **Kristy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/christie-vs-kristy)
- **Kristi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/christie-vs-kristi)
- **Christ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/christ-vs-christie)
- **Christa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/christa-vs-christie)
- **Chrissie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chrissie-vs-christie)
- **christen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/christen-vs-christie)
- **Christian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/christian-vs-christie)

## Common misspellings (12)
`cchristie`, `chhristie`, `chirstie`, `chrisite`, `chrisstie`, `christei`, `christtie`, `chritsie`, `chrristie`, `chrsitie`, `crhistie`, `hcristie`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/christie