Santy

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Northumbria/ˈsænti/

proper noun

A diminutive name for Santa Claus.

UncommonScrabble 8

Meanings

Santy1

proper noun
  1. IrelandNorthumbriacolloquialespeciallyA diminutive name for Santa Claus.

    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.

    2013, Margaret Hawkins, chapter 7, in Deny Me Not, [County Wexford]: Bushel Press, →ISBN, page 250

    Synonyms: Santy Claus

Santy2

proper nounSanty (plural Santys)

plural Santys

  1. A surname from French.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA diminutive name for Santa Claus.

Origin

Santy · proper noun

  1. FrenchSanty
  2. FrenchSanty
  3. EnglishSanty

Borrowed from French Santy.

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

Santy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santy

MLA

“Santy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Santy,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Santy.

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