Santy

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ænti

Etymology 1

From Santa +‎ -y.

Proper noun

Santy

1. (colloquial, especially Ireland, Northumbria) A diminutive name for Santa Claus.
   • 2013, Margaret Hawkins, chapter 7, in Deny Me Not, [County Wexford]: 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.

Synonyms

• Santy Claus

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Santy.

Proper noun

Santy (plural Santys)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Santy is the 36099^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 621 individuals. Santy is most common among White (83.25%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Santy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• -nasty, Ansty, Nasty, Tansy, Yants, antsy, nasty, tansy