Chrissy
[ˈkrɪsi]Meaning
diminutive of Christine or Christina
Background Story
Chrissy is a diminutive of Christine or Christina. It is also formed in English from Chris with the suffix -y. Behind the Name records the name as used in Albanian, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish and French, and notes that it briefly rose in popularity after the 1977 premiere of the American sitcom Three's Company, which featured a character by this name.
Variations
christy, kristy
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