Christie

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Origin: Ancient Greek

Meaning: Christie is a Scottish surname, originally a patronymic surname derived from Christian or Christopher, both deriving from Greek christos meaning "anointed".


Variants:
  • Chrysty (Medieval English)
  • Criste (Medieval English)

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