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 [ 2 syll. (c)hris-tmas, ch-ristm-as ] The boy name Christmas is pronounced KRIHSMahS KEY. Christmas' language of origin is English and it is also used mainly in the English language. Biblical name from Christmas ; Christ ; mass meaning 'festival'. The first name is derived from the name of the season; it has sometimes been bestowed on a child born near Christmas Day. See also the related form, Christian (English, French, German, and Scandinavian). Christmas is unusual as a baby boy name. It is not listed in the top 1000. Within the family of boy names directly linked to Christmas, Christian (English, French, German, and Scandinavian) was the most regularly used in 2008. Baby names that sound like Christmas include Kreshnik (Albanian) and Christianos (Greek). KEY: Pronunciation for Christmas: 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)" ; M as in "me (M.IY)" ; AH as in "hut (HH.AH.T)" ; S as in "sea (S.IY)"   |
