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Chris - Origin and Meaning of the name

Meaning of the name Chris
 
 

 



[ 1 syll. (c)hris, ch-r-is ] The girl name Chris is also used, and more frequently so, as a boy name. It is pronounced KRIHS KEY. Chris is of English and Latin origin. It is used mainly in English and German. English origin, English use: From the short form of other given names, but now used as an independent name in its own right. Forms of Chris include the English Cris and the German, English, and Scandinavian Kris.

In addition, Chris is an English and German short form of the Dutch, English, French, German, and Scandinavian Christine.

Chris is also a short form of the English Christian.

Chris is also a pet form of the English Crystal.

Chris is also a short form of the English Christabel.

Chris is uncommon as a baby girl name. At the modest height of its usage in 1961, 0.075% of baby girls were named Chris. It was #215 in rank then. The baby name has fallen out of favor since then, and is of only sporadic use now. Within the family of girl names directly related to Chris, the English Crystal was the most popular in 2007. Chris has in the last century been primarily given to boys. In 1977, 9 times more boys than girls were given the name Chris.

Baby names that sound like Chris include the English Cris, the German, English, and Scandinavian Kris, the Portuguese and Spanish Cruz, the English Caragh, the English Caris, the English Carisse, the Welsh Carys, the English and German Charis, the English Chrissa, the English and Scottish Chrissie, the English Chrissy, the English Cressa, the English Cressy, the English Karis, the English Kryssi, the English Caressa, the Spanish Carisa, the English Carissa, the English Carrissa, the English Charissa, the English Karisa, the English Karissa, the German Karrisa, and the English Carisia.

KEY: Pronunciation for Chris: K as in "key (K.IY)" ; R as in "read (R.IY.D)" ; IH as in "it (IH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"


A famous person named Chris is Tennis Player, Chris Evert, born Christine Marie Evert 21 December 1954, Fort Lauderdale, Florida.

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