Kris - name meaning, origin

The girl's name Kris \k-ris\, also used as boy's name Kris, is a variant of Christina (Latin) and Krista (Czechoslovakian), and the meaning of Kris is "anointed, Christian".

The baby name Kris sounds like Karis, Cris and Khris. Other similar baby names are Eris, Iris, Pris and Tris.

Kris is a very common first name for women (#833 out of 4276) but an uncommon last name for both men and women. (1990 U.S. Census)

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