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 [ 1 syll. kris, kr-is ] The boy name Kris is sometimes used as a girl name. Its pronunciation is KRIHS KEY. Kris is used predominantly in the English, Scandinavian, and German languages, and its origin is Latin and Old Greek. Kris is a pet form (English and Scandinavian) of the name Christian (English, French, German, and Scandinavian). Kris is also a variant of the name Chris (English). Kris is also a short form (English, German, and Scandinavian) of the name Christopher (English). Kris is also a short form (English, German, and Scandinavian) of the name Kristopher (English). Kris is unusual as a baby name for boys. Its usage peaked modestly in 1974 with 0.025% of baby boys being given the name Kris. Its ranking then was #377. The baby name has since experienced a marked loss in popularity, and is currently of infrequent use. Among the group of boy names directly linked to Kris, Christopher (English) was the most commonly used in 2008. There were times from 1947 to 1970 when more girls than boys were named Kris, but currently it is more often than not a boy name. In 1975, Kris as a boy name outnumbered its use as a girl name by 2 times. Baby names that sound like Kris include Kriss (English, German, and Latvian), Chris (English), Cris (English and Spanish), Kerk (English), Kers, Kirk (English), Kreig (English), Krys (Polish), Kyrk (English), Craig (English and Scottish), Cruz (English, Portuguese, and Spanish), Quirce (Spanish), Karcsi (Hungarian), Kerrick (English), Kerrik (English), Kersey (English), Kraig (English), Kreso (Slavic), Krisus (Latvian), and Kûrush (Iranian). Details of famous persons named Kris: 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)"   |
