Kris name meaning

Gender: Unisex, both Boy and Girl

Origin: Latin and Old Greek

Usage: English, Hindi, Tamil, German, Scandinavian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Icelandic, Finnish, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya and Telugu

Pronunciation: k-ris

Meaning: Follower of Christ, Anointed, Christian, Disciple of the Christ, Nickname of Names Beginning with - Kris and Short Form of Lord Krishna

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What does Kris mean?

Darling Kris commonly is used in Finnish, Danish, Norwegian, Bengali, Kannada, Malayalam, English, Oriya, Scandinavian, Telugu, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati, Tamil, German, Swedish and Icelandic aimed at both genders, meaning of Kris is "Follower of Christ, Anointed, Christian, Disciple of the Christ, Nickname of Names Beginning with - Kris or Short Form of Lord Krishna" is of Latin and Old Greek origin.

Kris is version of lofty and biblical Chris. Chris is version of Names Beginning with Chris- / Cris- / Kris-. Chris is short of Christiannames with "Chris". Chris is English cognate of Christian.

Also Chris is form of Christopher in Greek and English languages. Chris is also form of Names Beginning with Chris- / Cris- / Kris- in English language. Originated from Old Greek and Latin, Prevailing Chris, Chris means "Form of Christopher and Bearer of Christ or Anointed".

Kris is short version of Christian. Christian is form of Christianus. Customary Christian is originated from Greek and Latin, Christian means "The Anointed One, Christian Follower of Christ and Anointed".. It is celebrated on November 12th.

How do I pronounce Kris?

The most common way to pronounce two syllabled Kris is k-ris.

Variants of Kris

Kriz, Chris, Christian, Christopher, Chres, Cris, Chrisangel

Names that rhyme with Kris

How popular is the name Kris?

Kris was a popular name in United States. Over 27560 babies have been named Kris since 1937. At its zenith in 1965, it ranked 277th when 978 parents chose the moniker for their baby girls.

After 160 years, the name has past its prime. In addition to that, the given name has been in the top 500 baby names 40 times Kris is a unique baby name in France, it has been in use since 1971 and was able to reach the top 900 names.

In 2005, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 835 on boy names chart when 40 babies were named Kris. There are over 660 babies that have been given the name Kris in France.

Also, in Netherlands, in just 4 years, it has made it to the top 500 names. Recently in 2017, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 427 on girl names chart when 29 babies were named Kris.

Over 108 people have been named Kris in Netherlands. Also, during its short run of just 5 years in Belgium, it had made it to the top 400 names. In 1995, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 309 on boy names chart when 31 babies were named Kris.

Kris is an uncommon baby name in England and Wales, even after 23 years of use, it could not make it big. Over 247 people have been named Kris in England and Wales.

But Kris is a popular baby name in Indonesia where every 1 in 20000 have the name as well as in, Philippines, Canada, Poland, Russia, England and Australia. As per our estimate, over 210000 people has been named Kris globally.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2018	1999	72	7706	14
2017	1926	74	7390	15
2016	2289	57	7182	16
2015	2268	58	5433	24
2014	2148	63	6974	17

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Kris in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	925	130	666	62
	94	6	21	0

What numerology tells about Kris?

There's not a problem you cannot solve. You want to be surrounded with self-confident people who choose to work on success over complaining, talking about great things over gossiping, and solitude over you sometimes. You are a creative thinker who always comes with the best solutions. You have issues with yourself, is what your soul urge number 9 reveals about your emotional state. You are sensitive, humane and compassionate by nature.

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Manlio - Unexpected Manlio is used especially in Italian is originated from Latin and a baby boy name, Manlio means "Mane"
Moni - Odd unisex name Moni is majorly used in Swedish, Assamese and Norwegian. It is rooted from Old Greek and Latin, meaning of Moni is "Advise, Silent or Warn"
Gaëtan means Originating from Gaeta or City of Central Italy is predominantly used in French and of Latin origin is used for boys
Fabricia - Latin name Fabricia bestowed upon baby girls, used in Latin, meaning of Fabricia is "Craftsman"
Adrine - Uncommon unisex name Adrine has origin in Latin which is chiefly used in Armenian language, meaning of Adrine is "From Hadria"

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Famous people named Kris

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