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Kriss
How to Pronounce Kriss
Pronounced KRISS /ˈkrɪs/High
Meaning: Kriss is a pet form of Kristin, Christine, Kristina and related names, spelled with a K and a doubled s. Those parents descend through Latin from the Greek 'Christianos', 'follower of Christ'. Kriss reads as the affectionate short form Kris set down as a full name, inheriting the Christine meaning while looking crisp and informal.Low
Popularity in the U.S. · SSA data
U.S. births per year (Social Security Administration, 1880–present). Pink marker = peak year.
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History & Origin
Kriss is a diminutive of the Kristin and Christine group, names from the Greek 'Christianos', 'follower of Christ'. As Kris- names swept mid to late twentieth-century America, their short forms Kris and Kriss were sometimes given outright, especially with the tidy K spelling favored in that era.
As a standalone name Kriss was never common, drawing only a couple of dozen girls a year around its quiet peak in the early nineteen-sixties. A girl given it then is in her sixties now. It reads as a brisk, unfussy trim of a longer classic.
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What does the name Kriss mean?
It is a short form of Kristin or Christine, from the Greek for 'follower of Christ'.
How do you pronounce Kriss?
It's said KRISS /ˈkrɪs/, one syllable.
Is Kriss a boy or girl name?
Kriss is used here as a girl's name, though Kris is also used for boys.
Is Kriss a popular name?
No, as a full name it has always been rare, a short form that peaked quietly in the early nineteen-sixties.