Chris

Chris
Pronunciation /ˈkrɪs/
Gender Unisex (most common in males)
Origin
Word/name Greek
Other names
Related names Christina, Christine, Christophe

Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, and Christos. Unlike these names, however, it does not indicate the person's gender although it is much more common for males to have this name than it is for females.[1] Chris is also used as a name in its own right, although it is not as common.[2]

It is the preferred form of the full name of such notable individuals as Chris Tucker and Chris Penn. To find an article about one of these people, see List of all pages beginning with "Chris".

The word is also part of phrases, including Tropical Storm Chris, Ruth's Chris Steak House, and many more which refer to notable people, places, and things. For a list of these, see All pages with titles containing chris.

People with the given name

References

  1. ↑ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Chris
  2. ↑ "SSA.gov - Top Names of the 1970's".
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.