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 [ 1 syll. kris, kr-is ] The girl name Kris is also used as a boy name, with the latter form being more popular. It is pronounced KRIHS KEY. Kris has its origins in the Latin language. It is used largely in English, German, and Scandinavian. Kris is a short form of the Dutch, English, French, German, and Scandinavian Christine in the English and Scandinavian languages. Kris is also a spelling variant of the English and German Chris. Kris is unusual as a baby girl name. Its usage peaked modestly in 1965 with 0.053% of baby girls being named Kris. It had a ranking of #277 then. The baby name has substantially slipped in popularity since then, and is of only sporadic use today. In 2008, among the family of girl names directly related to Kris, the Dutch, English, French, German, and Scandinavian Christine was the most widely used. Though there were times from 1947 to 1970 when more girls than boys were given the name Kris, the name is today more frequently used for boys. There were 2 times more boys than girls who were named Kris in 1975. Baby names that sound like Kris include the English and German Chris, the English Cris, the English Krys, the English Chrys, the Portuguese and Spanish Cruz, the English Karis, the English Karise, the English Kersey, the Greek Khryseis, the English Kirsi, the English Krisha, the Hungarian Kriska, the English Krissi, the English Krissie, the English Krissy, the English Kryssi, the English Caragh, the English Caris, the English Carisse, and the English Carsey. KEY: Pronunciation for Kris: 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)"   |
