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♀ Chris (girl)
What does Chris mean?
Chris 
▼ as a girls' name (also used more generally as boys' name Chris) is of Latin origin, and Chris means "follower of Christ". Chris is an alternate spelling of Christian (Latin): from Latin Christianus. Chris is also a variation of Christina (Latin). Chris is also used as a derivative of Christine (French, Latin). See also Chriselda
STARTS WITH Chris-
Variations
ALTERNATIVE FORMS VIA CHRISTIAN, CHRISTINA, CHRISTINE Chrissa, Chrissie, Chrissta, Chrissti, Chrissty, Chrissy▼, Christa▼, Christan, Christel, Christen▼, Christi▼, Christia, Christie▼, Christin▼, Christna, Christy▼, Crissy, Crista, Cristi, Cristy▼
MASCULINE FORM Kit
CREATIVE FORMS(female) Coris, ..
(male) Chrce, ..
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Chris Lea (C.L.), ..
How popular is Chris?
Chris is a very popular first name for women (#528 out of 4276, Top 12%) and also a very popular last name for all people (#24386 out of 150436, Top 16%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Chris was first listed in 1930-1939 and reached its top position of #263 in the U.S. in the 1960s, but is not listed currently. (2018 U.S. SSA RECORDS)
Which version is better?
Chrissie, Chrissy, Christa, Christan, Christel, Christen, Christi, Christian, Christie, Christin, Christina (#439 IN 2018), Christine (#926), Christy, Cris, Crissy, Crista, Cristi, Cristy and Kris are the popular varying forms of Chris appearing in the Top 2000. Usage of these relations of Chris reached its most widespread 5 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 2.14%) and has become much lower since (ADOPTION 0.06%, ▼97.2%), with versions like Chris becoming less in vogue.
Similar Names
Chris▼ is alike in pronunciation to Khris. Other suggested similar-sounding names are Cari▼, Carie▼, Carin, Caris, Carisa, Carlis, Carys▼, Ceres, Ceri, Ceria, Cerisa, Cerise, Cerys, Chari, Charie, Charil, Charin, Charis, Charisa, Charise, Charish, Chels, Cheri▼, Cherie▼, Cherisa, Cherise, Cherish, Cherit, Chloris, Chrisie, Christl, Chrisy, Chyril, Ciri, Cis, Claris, Cloris, Cordis, Cori, Corie, Corin, Corisa, Cypris, Doris▼, Edris, Eris, Idris, Iris▲, Karis, Loris, Lyris, Maris, Meris, Neris, Paris, Pris, Thais and Tris. These names tend to be less frequently used than Chris.
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