Chris

Chris
Chris
Pronunciation English: /ˈkrɪs/
Gender Unisex
Origin
Word/Name Greek
Other names
Related names Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, Christophe

Chris is a short form of various names including Christopher, Christian, Christina, Christine, Crissie and others. 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]

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

References

  1. ^ MFnames.com - Origin and Meaning of Chris

Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • chris — chris·ma; chris·ma·tion; chris·mon; chris·om; chris·ta·del·phi·an·ism; chris·ten·die; chris·ten·dom; chris·ten·ing; chris·tian; chris·ti·an·ia; chris·tian·ism; chris·tian·i·ty; chris·tian·iza·tion; chris·tian·ize; chris·tian·iz·er; chris·tian·ly; …   English syllables

  • Chris T-T — in the Leaf Lounge at 2000 Trees Festival July 2008 Background information Birth name Christopher Thorpe Tracey Also known as …   Wikipedia

  • Chris — puede referirse a: Contenido 1 Nombre 1.1 Personajes 1.2 Ficticios 2 Variantes Nombre …   Wikipedia Español

  • Chris KL-99 — Chris KL 99, Halk Jero artist Murphy Anderson Publication information Publisher DC Comics …   Wikipedia

  • Chris D. — Chris D., real name Chris Desjardins, is a punk poet, rock critic, singer, writer, actor and filmmaker. Chris D. is best known as the lead singer and founder of the early Los Angeles punk/deathrock band The Flesh Eaters.[1] Desjardins was a… …   Wikipedia

  • Chris N — (Бёргеренде Ретвиш,Германия) Категория отеля: Адрес: 18211 Бёргеренде Ретвиш, Германия …   Каталог отелей

  • Chris — bezeichnet: die Kurzform der männlichen Vornamen Christian, Christoph und Christopher seltener auch die Kurzform der weiblichen Vornamen Christine und Christiane den Spitznamen des brasilianische Fußballspielers Christian Maicon Hening (* 1978)… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • CHRIS — (Compact High Resolution Imaging Spectrometer) est le principal instrument de la mission PROBA. Capteur passif, il est la charge utile de PROBA 1, le premier d une série de micro satellites de l Agence spatiale européenne. Pour donner des… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Chris|ti|an|i|a — turn, or Chris|ti|an|i|a «KRIHS chee AN ee uh, KRIHS tee », noun. Skiing. a skidding turn begun from a crouched position with the skis kept parallel, the body swinging in the desired direction during a spring just sufficient to free the skis from …   Useful english dictionary

  • Chris|ty — or Chris|ty «KRIHS tee», noun, plural ties, verb, tied, ty|ing. = christie. (Cf. ↑christie) …   Useful english dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”