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English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Santa + -y.
Proper noun
Santy
- (colloquial, especially Ireland, Northumbria) A diminutive name for Santa Claus.
2013, Margaret Hawkins, chapter 7, in Deny Me Not, : Bushel Press, →ISBN, page 250:They’re all wound up with Santy coming this morning. Mattie Dillon got a copy of Dolly Parton’s new CD and Dec Hannigan went into a sulk because he only got one of Charlie Landsborough’s and he can’t stand him.
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from French Santy.
Proper noun
Santy (plural Santys)
- A surname from French.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Santy is the 36099th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 621 individuals. Santy is most common among White (83.25%) individuals.
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