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Christie can refer to: People: * Christie (given name) * Christie (surname) * Clan Christie Other uses: * Christie's, the auction house * Christie, the Canadian division of Nabisco * Christie (TTC), subway station in Toronto, Ontario, Canada * Christie (company), a digital projection company * Christie (band), UK rock band * Christie Hospital, Manchester, England, researches and treats cancer ** The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, manages the Christie Hospital * Christie suspension, vehicle (tank) suspension system invented by U.S. engineer Walter Christie * Christie Organ, a brand of theatre pipe organ * '' Get Christie Love!'', an American crime drama TV series starring Teresa Graves * Christie (Dead or Alive) is a player character in the '' Dead or Alive'' fighting game franchise by Team Ninja and Tecmo (Tecmo Koei). Making her debut in 2001's ''Dead or Alive 3'', she is the designated femme fatale of the series, depicted as a villainous British ass ..., a video game ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christie (given Name)
Christie or Christy (with various alternative spellings) is a given name, used in English for females. The name Christie originated from Italy in 1222, and derives from the Greek names ''Christos'' (a reference to Christ, literally 'anointed one') and ''Christiana'' (meaning 'follower of Christ'). The name ''Christy'' appears in Ireland in 1345, and is a common masculine name there. When used as a personal name in English, it is usually a diminutive form of the personal names ''Christian (given name), Christian'', ''Christopher (given name), Christopher'', etc. (masculine), or ''Christine (given name), Christine'', ''Christina (given name), Christina'', etc. (feminine). The name "Christie" has been assigned other connotations, such as 'angel', 'cute', 'graceful', 'beautiful', 'lovely', even 'princess'. People with the given name ''Christy'' *Christy Brown (1932–1981), Irish writer and painter, author of ''My Left Foot (book), My Left Foot'' *Christy Canyon (born 1966), American ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christie (surname)
Christie is a surname of Scottish origin. The name originated as a patronymic, meaning "son of Christian" or "son of Christopher". When used as a personal name in present-day English, it is a pet form of the personal name ''Christian'' (or, for females, of ''Christine/ Christina''). At the time of the British Census of 1881, the relative frequency of the surname Christie was highest in Kincardineshire (43.7 times the British average), followed by Shetland, Forfarshire, Fife, Aberdeenshire, Perthshire, Banffshire, Elginshire, Clackmannanshire and Haddingtonshire. In Scotland the Christies are considered to be a sept of Clan Farquharsonbr> Spelling variations of the Christie name include: Christie, Chrystie, Chrysty, Christy (other), Christy, McChristie, Christe, Christi, Christee and many more. By surname * A V. Christie ( fl. 1990-2000s), American poet * Agatha Christie (1890–1976), English author * Al Christie (1881–1951), Canadian film maker * Alec Christie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clan Christie
Christie is a sept of Clan Farquharson, a Highland Scottish clan of Invercauld, Aberdeenshire. History Origins of the Clan Christie is a shortened form of Christian and possibly also of Christopher, which is established in Fife and Stirlingshire According to Scots Kith and Kin, Clan Christie was in the area of Fife in the 15th Century. Said to be a sept of the Clan Farquharson. Another tradition is that the name was given to descendants of Christianus, a younger son of Alwyn II, one of the first Earls of Lennox. Anderson describes four coats of arms belonging to four different Christie families in Fife, Mid-Lothian, Aberdeen, and Galloway. RogersGenealogical Memoirs of the Scottish House of Christie, Royal Historical Society, London, UK 1878 states that the name may have come from the Danish word "cruset" which means "cup"; and there was a family of Christie on the Isle of Man, who claimed descent from the Danes. Anderson reports that the last recognized head of the Clan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christie's
Christie's is a British auction house founded in 1766 by James Christie (auctioneer), James Christie. Its main premises are on King Street, St James's in London, at Rockefeller Center in New York City and at Alexandra House in Hong Kong. It is owned by Groupe Artémis, the holding company of François-Henri Pinault. Sales in 2015 totalled £4.8 billion (US$7.4 billion). In 2017, the ''Salvator Mundi (Leonardo), Salvator Mundi'' was sold for $400 million at Christie's in New York, at the time List of most expensive paintings, the highest price ever paid for a single painting at an auction. History Founding The official company literature states that founder James Christie (auctioneer), James Christie (1730–1803) conducted the first sale in London, England, on 5 December 1766, and the earliest auction catalogue the company retains is from December 1766. However, other sources note that James Christie rented auction rooms from 1762, and newspaper advertisements for Christi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nabisco
Nabisco (, abbreviated from the earlier name National Biscuit Company) is an American manufacturer of cookies and snacks headquartered in East Hanover, New Jersey. The company is a subsidiary of Illinois-based Mondelēz International. Nabisco's plant in Chicago is the largest bakery in the world, employing more than 1,200 workers and producing around 320 million pounds of snack foods annually. Its products include Chips Ahoy!, Belvita, Oreo cookies, Ritz Crackers, Teddy Grahams, Triscuit crackers, Fig Newtons, and Wheat Thins for the United States, United Kingdom, Mexico, Bolivia, Venezuela, and other parts of South America. All Nabisco cookie or cracker products are branded Christie in Canada. Nabisco opened corporate offices as the National Biscuit Company in the Home Insurance Building in the Chicago Loop in 1898, the world's first skyscraper. History Pearson & Sons Bakery opened in Massachusetts in 1792, and they made a biscuit called pilot bread for consumption on l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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