Kristy is a female given name of

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

origin, which means "follower of Christ". The name is a variant of Kristi, Kristin, Kristina, and Kristine. Notable people with the name include: * Kristy Cates (born 1977), American actress * Kristy Lee Cook (born 1984), American singer * Kristy Curry (born 1966), American basketball coach * Kristy Hanson (born 1981), American singer-songwriter * Kristy Hawkins (born 1980), American bodybuilder * Kirsty Jones (died 2000), British female murder victim * Kristy Kowal (born 1978), American swimmer * Kristy McNichol (born 1962), American actress * Kristy McPherson (born 1981), American golfer * Kristy Moore (born 1977), Australian football player * Kristy Sargeant (born 1974), Canadian skater *

Kristy Swanson Kristy Swanson (born December 19, 1969) is an American actress. She is best recognized for having played Buffy Summers in the 1992 film ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and appeared in the 1996 film ''The Phantom''. Her first starring role was in ...

(born 1969), American actress *

Kristy Wright Kristy Wright (born 14 July 1978; name also erroneously given as Kirsty Wright) is an Australian television and film actress. Early life Wright was born in Sydney, Australia, the oldest child in her family, with three stepbrothers and two hal ...

(born 1978), Australian actress * Kristy Wu (born 1982), American actress *

Kristy Yang Kristy Yang (born 7 January 1974), also known as Yang Gongru, is a Chinese-Canadian actress based in Hong Kong. Early life Yang was born in Shanghai, China, to a Chinese father and Jenny Liu, Chinese-American. Ms.Liu was invited to play the role ...

(born 1974), Canadian actress

See also