Associations to the word «Christie»

Wiktionary

CHRISTIE, proper noun. 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.
CHRISTIE, proper noun. A mostly Scottish and Irish diminutive of the   male given name Christopher.
CHRISTIE, proper noun. A patronymic surname​ derived from Christopher or Christian.
CHRISTIE, noun. (skiing) A high-speed ski turn in which the skis are kept parallel.

Dictionary definition

CHRISTIE, noun. Prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats