Chrissy is a
given name or
nickname
A nickname is a substitute for the proper name of a familiar person, place or thing. Commonly used to express affection, a form of endearment, and sometimes amusement, it can also be used to express defamation of character. As a concept, it is ...
for males and females, short for Christina,
Chris
Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Chris is also used as a name in its own right, however it is not as common.
People with the given name
* Chris Abani (born 1966), N ...
,
Christian
Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words '' Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρ ...
,
Christine
Christine may refer to:
People
* Christine (name), a female given name
Film
* ''Christine'' (1958 film), based on Schnitzler's play ''Liebelei''
* ''Christine'' (1983 film), based on King's novel of the same name
* ''Christine'' (1987 fil ...
,
Christmas
Christmas is an annual festival commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ, observed primarily on December 25 as a religious and cultural celebration among billions of people around the world. A feast central to the Christian liturgical year ...
, or
Charisma
Charisma () is a personal quality of presence or charm that compels its subjects.
Scholars in sociology, political science, psychology, and management reserve the term for a type of leadership seen as extraordinary; in these fields, the term "ch ...
, that may refer to:
People with given name
Female
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Chrissy Amphlett
Christine Joy Amphlett (; 25 October 1959 – 21 April 2013) was an Australian singer, songwriter and actress, best known as the frontwoman of the rock band Divinyls. She was notable for her brash, overtly sexual persona and subversive hu ...
(1959–2013), Australian musician
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Chrissy Carpenter (born 1970), American actress
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Chrissy Costanza
Christina Nicola Costanza (born August 23, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She is best known as the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the pop rock band Against The Current.
Early life
Costanza was born on August ...
(born 1995), American musician of Against The Current
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Chrissy Chau (born 1985), Chinese actress and model
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Chrissy Conway
ZOEgirl was an American Christian teen pop and pop rock band formed in 1999. The group comprised Chrissy Conway-Katina, Alisa Childers and Kristin Swinford-Schweain. They were signed to Sparrow Records from 1999 to 2006 and released their debut ...
(born 1979), member of ZOEgirl Christian rock band
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Chrissy Gephardt
Christine Leigh Gephardt is an American LGBT rights activist and former social worker who campaigned for her father Dick Gephardt during the 2004 U.S. presidential election. She is the first prominent LGBT relative to promote a major political cam ...
, daughter of American politician Dick Gephardt
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Chrissy Hughes (born 1990), American figure skater
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Chrissy Lampkin (born 1971), on the reality TV show ''Love & Hip Hop''
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Chrissy Pollithy, media consultant and member of the World Scout Committee
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Chrissy Redden
Chrissy Redden (born 16 March 1966) is a Canadian cross-country cyclist.
Redden participated in the women's cross-country event at the 2000 Summer Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also kno ...
(born 1966), Canadian cyclist
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Chrissy Sharp
Christine Sharp (18 November 1947 – 18 May 2021) was an Australian politician, who was a Greens member of the Western Australian Legislative Council representing South West Region from 1997 to 2005.
Early life
Born in London, Sharp comple ...
(1947–2021), Australian politician
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Chrissy Schmidt
Christina Schmidt, sometimes credited as Chrissy Schmidt, is a Canadian actress and model.
Biography
Schmidt was born and raised in the Kitchener-Waterloo area and currently resides in Bradford, Ontario. She took acting classes with televis ...
(born 1987), Canadian actress
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Chrissy Sommer (born 1965), American politician
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Chrissy Teigen
Christine Diane Teigen (born November 30, 1985) is an American model and television personality. She made her professional modeling debut in the annual ''Sports Illustrated'' Swimsuit Issue in 2010 and later appeared on the 50th anniversary co ...
(born 1985), American model
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Chrissy Wallace
Chrissy Wallace (born May 15, 1988) is an American stock car racing driver. She is the daughter of NASCAR driver Mike Wallace, niece of Rusty Wallace and Kenny Wallace, cousin of Steve Wallace, and sister of Matt Wallace.
Racing career
At 19 ...
(born 1988), American NASCAR driver
Male
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Chrissy McKaigue
Christopher "Chrissy" McKaigue (born 13 July 1989) is an Irish Gaelic footballer who plays for the Derry county team.
McKaigue plays club football and hurling for Slaughtneil Robert Emmet's. He is a defender in football and a half forward ...
(born 1989), Irish Gaelic footballer
Fictional characters
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Chrissy, on the soap opera ''Hollyoaks''
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Chrissy Collins
''That's So Raven'' is an American television teen sitcom that was created by Michael Poryes and Susan Sherman, and aired on Disney Channel for four seasons between January 2003 and November 2007. The series centers on Raven Baxter (Raven-Sy ...
, on the sitcom ''That's So Raven''
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Chrissy Costello
This is a list of characters from the British soap opera '' Family Affairs'' listed in alphabetical order by the characters' surnames.
A
* Scarlett Anderson
Scarlett Anderson was played by Cat Simmons during 2005. She seduces Les Boult ...
, on the soap opera ''Family Affairs''
* Chrissy Cunningham, in the science-fiction horror drama ''
Stranger Things
''Stranger Things'' is an American science fiction horror drama television series created by the Duffer Brothers, who also serve as showrunners and are executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. Produced by Monkey Massacre Pr ...
''
*
Chrissy DeWitt
''Now and Then'' is a 1995 American coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Lesli Linka Glatter and starring Christina Ricci, Rosie O'Donnell, Thora Birch, Melanie Griffith, Gaby Hoffmann, Demi Moore, Ashleigh Aston Moore, and Rita Wilson. Th ...
, in the 1995 film ''Now and Then''
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Christopher Moltisanti
Christopher Moltisanti, played by Michael Imperioli, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series ''The Sopranos''. He is Tony Soprano's protégé and a member of the DiMeo crime family, rising from associate to captain over the course of th ...
, on ''
The Sopranos
''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based American Mafia, Italian-American mobster, portraying h ...
'', nicknamed Chrissy
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Chrissy Rogers
Chrissy Rogers (née Morgan) is a fictional character in the Channel 4 soap opera ''Brookside'' played by Eithne Brown from 1987 to 1991. She was married to Frank Rogers; they had two daughters, Sammy and Katie, and a son, Geoff. She left in 1 ...
, on the soap opera ''Brookside''
* Chrissy Seaver, on the sitcom ''
Growing Pains
''Growing Pains'' is an American television sitcom created by Neal Marlens that aired on ABC from September 24, 1985, to April 25, 1992. The show ran for seven seasons, consisting of 166 episodes. The series followed the misadventures of the ...
''
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Chrissy Snow
''Three's Company'' is an American sitcom television series that aired for eight seasons on ABC from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. It is based on the British sitcom '' Man About the House''.
The story revolves around three single room ...
, on the sitcom ''
Three's Company
''Three's Company'' is an American sitcom television series that aired for eight seasons on ABC from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984. It is based on the British sitcom '' Man About the House''.
The story revolves around three single roo ...
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* Chrissy, a rabbit villager from the video game series ''
Animal Crossing
is a social simulation video game series developed and published by Nintendo. The series was conceptualized and created by Katsuya Eguchi and Hisashi Nogami. In ''Animal Crossing'', the player character is a human who lives in a village inh ...
''
* Chrissy Cunningham, a minor character in ''
Stranger Things
''Stranger Things'' is an American science fiction horror drama television series created by the Duffer Brothers, who also serve as showrunners and are executive producers along with Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen. Produced by Monkey Massacre Pr ...
''
See also
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Chrissie
Chrissie is a feminine given name. Notable people with the name include:
*Chrissie Hynde (born 1951), American rock musician
* Chrissie Maher, founder of the Plain English Campaign
* Chrissie Swan (born 1973), Australian radio presenter
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Chrissy Boy
Christopher John Foreman (born 8 August 1956), nicknamed Chrissy Boy, is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and composer. In a career spanning more than 40 years, Foreman came to prominence in the late 1970s as the guitarist for the Engli ...
, British musician
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English-language masculine given names
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