Kris
[krɪs]Meaning
short form of Kristian, Kristoffer and other names beginning with Kris
Background Story
Kris is a short form of Kristian, Kristoffer and other given names beginning with Kris. Behind the Name records it in use in Albanian, Armenian, Basque, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Dutch, Estonian, Faroese, Finnish and French. The kris or keris is a separate word: a Javanese asymmetrical dagger.
Temperament
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