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 [ 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 Latin and English origin. It is used mainly in English and German. From the short form of other given names, but now used as an independent name in its own right. In addition, Chris is a short form of the English Christabel. Chris is also 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 an English and German short form of the Dutch, English, German, Greek, and Scandinavian Christina. Forms of Chris include the English spelling variant Cris and the English, German, and Scandinavian spelling variant Kris. 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 Dutch, English, German, Greek, and Scandinavian Christina was the most popular in 2008. 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 English, German, and Scandinavian Kris, the English Chrys, the Portuguese and Spanish Cruz, the English Krys, the English Caragh, the English Caris, the English Carisse, the English Carsey, the English Carsie, the Welsh Carys, the English and German Charis, the English Chrissa, the English Chrissi, the English and Scottish Chrissie, the English Chrissy, the English Cressa, the English Cressy, the English Karis, and the English Karise. A famous person named Chris is Tennis Player, Chris Evert, born Christine Marie Evert 21 December 1954, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. 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)"   |
