Chris

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɹɪs/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɪs

Proper noun

Chris (plural Chrises)

1. A diminutive of the male given names Christopher or (less commonly) Christian.
   • 2013 July, Microsoft Network, Richest Man of All-Time Dramatically Gained and Lost His Entire Fortune in Just 2 Minutes‎^[1]:

     A man named Chris Reynolds was credited $92 quadrillion USD on his paypal account, "This unexpected influx of wealth elevated him to the status of the richest person on the planet and the only quadrillionaire to have ever existed". Following this, after the man reported this error and it was fixed, "PayPal owned up to their mistake and thanked the richest man of all time for understanding the situation, saying: 'This is obviously an error and we appreciate that Mr. Reynolds understood this was the case'".

   • 2023 February 27, Jack Bantock, “Chris Kirk battled alcoholism and depression – now he has secured his first PGA Tour victory in seven years”, in CNN‎^[2]:

     It had been 2,836 days since Chris Kirk last won on the PGA Tour. Yet after securing his first victory in over seven years on Sunday, that was not the first milestone the American golfer had on his mind.

2. A diminutive of the female given name (along with other variant forms) Christina.

Anagrams

• Risch

Danish

Proper noun

Chris

1. a male given name from English borrowed from English

Dutch

Etymology

Shortening of Christiaan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /krɪs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Chris
• Rhymes: -ɪs
• Homophone: kris

Proper noun

Chris m

1. a male given name

Norwegian

Proper noun

Chris

1. a male given name from English borrowed from English