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Kris
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kris
English
Alternative forms
en Chris
Proper noun
A diminutive of the female given names Kristina, Kristin, Kristine and related given names (Christina, etc).
A diminutive of the male given names Christopher, Christian, and related given names.
en David Wright Kobach: ‘Election integrity’ panel ‘not set up to prove or to disprove’ Trump w:CNN https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/15/politics/kris-kobach-new-day-interview-election-integrity-commission-cnntv 2017-05-15 Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach, who was tapped to help Vice President Mike Pence lead the panel, defended the commission in an interview on CNN’s “New Day” Monday. https://web.archive.org/web/20250828143828/https://www.cnn.com/2017/05/15/politics/kris-kobach-new-day-interview-election-integrity-commission-cnntv 28 August 2025
Derived terms
en Kris Kringle Mart
Anagrams
en ikrs Sirk risk riks irks kirs Risk
en diminutives of female given names diminutives of male given names
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From ht fr Christ Christ.
Pronunciation
ht /kɣis/
Proper noun
ht proper noun
Christ
ht Christianity