"Santy" meaning in English

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Proper name

Rhymes: -ænti Etymology: From Santa + -y. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Santa|y}} Santa + -y Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Santy
  1. (colloquial, especially Ireland, Northumbria) A diminutive name for Santa Claus. Tags: Ireland, Northumbria, colloquial, especially Synonyms: Santy Claus
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

Forms: Santys [plural]
Rhymes: -ænti Etymology: Borrowed from French Santy. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Santy}} French Santy Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Santy (plural Santys)
  1. A surname from French.
    Sense id: en-Santy-en-name-gVOdYfSv Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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