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What does Kriss mean?
Kriss as a name for boys is of Greek derivation, and Kriss means "bearing Christ". Kriss is an alternate spelling of Christopher (Greek): from Khristophoros.
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Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA CHRISTOPHER Kit, Kitt, Kristo, Kristos
CREATIVE FORMS(male) Kaiss, ..
(female) Krily, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Kriss Aedan (K.A.), ..
How popular is Kriss?
Kriss is an uncommon given name for men but a very popular last name for both adults and children (#19248 out of 150436, Top 13%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Kriss was first listed in 1960-1969 and reached its top position of #1836 in the U.S. in the 1960s, but is not ranked at the moment. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Chris (#614 A YEAR AGO), Christopher (#42), Cris, Kit (#1755) and Kris are the popular variation forms of Kriss appearing in the Top 2000. These forms of Kriss reached the peak of their popularity during 1970-1979 (ADOPTION OF 3.06%) and have become much less popular since (ADOPTION 0.43%, ▼86%).
Similar Names
Kriss is pronounced similarly to Chriss and Kruz. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Arliss, Bliss, Boriss, Kass, Krist and Kurtiss (see Kurtis). Like Kriss, these names are not commonly used.
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