Chris
[krɪs]Meaning
short form of Christopher, Christian, Christine and other names beginning with Chris
Background Story
Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina and Christine. It is also used as a name in its own right, though it is not as common. The name is used in many languages, among them Albanian, Armenian, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish, Flemish and French, and in Dutch it is a shortening of Christiaan.
Temperament
Variations
Christopher, Kristin, Kris
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